For the first time in three years, something stopped me thinking about my research. The other week, I woke up with a severe headache and numbness on the right side of my face. These symptoms sent me to the emergency room, and then to a team of neurologists, whose care I have been under. After a slew of tests, including a clean MRi scan, there was no precise diagnosis of my ailment. I was sent home with pain medication and a recommendation for a facial X-ray, a bone scan and a spinal tap. In other words, the doctors are now shooting in the dark, with little idea as to the source of my illness.
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