>Then there were the migraines. Even after he died, I never got a straight answer as to the cause or truth of this problem. All I know is that he often complain

>Then there were the migraines. Even after he died, I never got a straight answer as to the cause or truth of this problem. All I know is that he often complained about getting debilitating migraines that forced him to stay in the quiet dark of his room, sometimes for days straight. Jack’s parents took him to doctors and specialists trying to get to the bottom of it, he tried numerous treatments and medicines, but I don’t think the cause was ever identified. Migraines are frustrating because there are a thousand different potential causes and no one really understands their physiology. Many people don't respond to medications (outside of opioids, maybe) and even then, a migraine is far more than just pain; it appears to be a general disruption in brain function, possibly related to a phenomenon known as cortical spreading depression, and is often preceded, accompanied, and followed by vague psychological and even gastrointestinal disturbances. What's worse, you may be lucky enough to find a medication to mitigate the pain, but the psychological disturbances generally persist even in the case of a successful abortion. Frequently that means cognitive slowness and emotional disruption that can last for days. Likely migraines are actually a manifestation of numerous abnormalities which are not always present in all sufferers, and I imagine that makes them particularly difficult to research, especially with first order statistical correlational analysis. Maybe ML will help here with the right data. The only certainty is that a better understanding of and cure for migraines would bring relief to millions of people who suffer unnecessarily.