Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

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sixth book of summer break

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DGRachel

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

We‘ve had rain all week and the thunderstorms tonight were finally too much for my new migraine medication to handle. Migraine means no reading on a device and the only print books on my Junei TBR are dense hardcovers or one I really don‘t want to read, so I‘m going to restart this one. Fun fact - apparently I first picked it up 6 years ago and posted about it when I had a migraine. 🤣 Let‘s see if I finish it this time.

Tamra Feel better! 1y

CatLass007 Migraines are the worst! I can push through anything. Arthritic everything, needing but refusing to get a total knee replacement, torn rotator cuff surgery recovery. But migraines? Nope. No pushing through one of those. I had Botox injections in my neurologist‘s office several years ago and they worked exceptionally well. But health insurance companies don‘t exactly have anyone‘s best interest in mind. I had to stop taking Botox. (cont)⬇️ 1y

CatLass007 Then I got the Daith piercing in both ears. I was migraine free for an entire year. I really couldn‘t believe it. I also couldn‘t believe it when the migraines resumed out of the blue. I spent the last few years being unable to make plans or commitments. Recently, my neurologist and I made the decision to give Botox another shot. We were able to get prior authorization and I had my first injections thirteen days ago. (cont)⬇️ 1y

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CatLass007 All this me, me, me rambling is to encourage you that there is hope for preventing migraines. I strongly encourage you to keep trying. 1y

DGRachel @tamra Thank you! 1y

DGRachel @CatLass007 I know the migraine merry-go-round very well. I had my first when I was 10. They became more frequent in my early 20s and by my early 30s they'd become chronic. Botox helped, but not enough to justify continuing. I've recently started Nurtec as a preventative (in addition to the one I've been taking for a decade and quarterly nerve block injections). The Nurtec has been a game changer. (cont) 1y

DGRachel @catlass007 Without the Nurtec, I'd have been down for the count all week. With it, I had a migraine 4 days after the storms started and it lasted less than 4 hours. I hope the Botox helps you! Insurance sucks. It took more than a year for me to get authorization for the Nurtec. 1y

CatLass007 @DGRachel Yikes! More than a year? I hope the Nurtec continues to work for you. My Mom used to have terrible migraines but when she had a hysterectomy, they went away. I was looking forward to menopause because I thought they‘d go away. But they didn‘t. 1y

DGRachel @CatLass007 Oh yes. I have high hopes for menopause. 😂😂 The worst part of the insurance approval is that it‘s only through November. I‘m guessing I‘ll have to prove it‘s working. My poor doctor‘s office. The amount of paperwork they had to throw at my insurance company multiple times is ridiculous. Here‘s to effective treatments and relief for both of us! 🥂 1y

CatLass007 @DGRachel Good luck with that menopause!My neurologist‘s office has a person who just does prior authorizations. I guess they just expect it these days. Kudos to those who give a rat‘s ass about taking care of us.👏🎉🎊 And just poop on the health insurance industry bigwigs… The people who we talk to in customer service are just there trying to make a living and doing the best they can and deserve kindness and respect. 1y

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mrsmarch

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

Worst. January. Ever. But I‘m ready for February #bookspin just in time!

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Sorry January sucked. Fresh start today!!! ❤ 3y

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Abe

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

so-so

As the name suggests,it‘s about bad days in history & thusly not my cup of tea. This 1 was a library kindle copy so I had to return it anyway.

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katrina

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

DGRachel

Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | Michael Farquhar

Thanks to a weather triggered migraine, I'm struggling to focus on Water Beetles, so I think I'm going to give this little gem a try. I picked it up at Park Road Books today on a whim and I'm pretty excited about it.

ValerieAndBooks I hope your migraine ends soon 🤕. And, I'll have to stack this. I enjoyed his

Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain

mom2bugnbee This sounds like fun! 7y

DGRachel @ValerieAndBooks I saw the list of other books he's written inside this one and I'm going to have to hunt them down. They all look fascinating. 7y

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cathysaid I adore Park Road Books, especially their staff recommendations. 7y

LauraBrook Ugh. Sorry you're in the #litsymigraineclub today. Think I'm heading there this weekend. Hope it passes soon! 7y

DGRachel @cathysaid Their staff is great! @LauraBrook I hope you don't get smacked with a migraine this weekend! Mine refuses to go away, so tell your brain that I'm dealing with the migraine for you! 7y

mabell I recognized that name! I've read his book on royals behaving badly 😳😂🙈

A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors

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