Wanda R. (Brown) Ritter, 85, longtime resident of LeGrand, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshal
The familiar, all-consuming pain hit Kate Sosin in early May: a migraine.
As a chronic migraine sufferer who typically experienced full-blown attacks a couple of times a month, Sosin simply thought: “Here we go again.”
But the intense migraine attacks started coming more frequently, and are “eating me alive,” said Sosin, a 35-year-old reporter for the 19th, an online news organization. The Los Angeles resident, who uses they/them pronouns, now has three to four bad days a week – despite an increase in medication and regular treatment through a headache clinic.
“Since May, I’ve gotten a few small breaks, but I haven’t been able to get it under control,” they said.
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