Catherine Martin
@cccmartin.bsky.social
Late 50s, disabled from practice of medicine, chronic migraine, Christian, refugee from evangelicalism, occasional writer, knitter, Mom to two adult kids, wife to a middle school teacher.
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Doctor: Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Doctor: Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
It's the twentieth anniversary of my near-death experience. Chronic migraine isn't fatal, but treatments can be dangerous.
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Almost Dying . . .
The 20th anniversary of something I'd rather forget
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August 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It's the twentieth anniversary of my near-death experience. Chronic migraine isn't fatal, but treatments can be dangerous.
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My new piece on Substack about fatigue and brain fog in chronic migraine disease. #chronicillness #chronicmigraine #chronicfatigue open.substack.com/pub/catherin...
Soooooo Exhausted
The chronic fatigue of chronic migraine disease
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August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My new piece on Substack about fatigue and brain fog in chronic migraine disease. #chronicillness #chronicmigraine #chronicfatigue open.substack.com/pub/catherin...
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
I missed a hair appointment yesterday and a church meeting today because of migraine. The weather isn't looking good for the next few days, too, so I'll be knitting and playing with kitties. What do you do when illness flares?
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #illnessflare
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #illnessflare
January 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I missed a hair appointment yesterday and a church meeting today because of migraine. The weather isn't looking good for the next few days, too, so I'll be knitting and playing with kitties. What do you do when illness flares?
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #illnessflare
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #illnessflare
How can we continue as a functional society when our own president-elect spreads misinformation?
#lafires #Trump #misinformation
#lafires #Trump #misinformation
January 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How can we continue as a functional society when our own president-elect spreads misinformation?
#lafires #Trump #misinformation
#lafires #Trump #misinformation
LA is burning and our President-elect is a convicted felon. But, life will just continue on. No big deal.
January 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
LA is burning and our President-elect is a convicted felon. But, life will just continue on. No big deal.
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How soon until Canada starts building a wall?
January 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
How soon until Canada starts building a wall?
Gulf of America? Really? This is going to be a long four years . . .
January 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Gulf of America? Really? This is going to be a long four years . . .
How did I not see this back in October? How did Trump still get elected. Shaking my head . . .
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January 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
How did I not see this back in October? How did Trump still get elected. Shaking my head . . .
www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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BookSky! I think I have found my niche! I love to read and I love books. Right now, I'm working through The Briar Club by Kate Quinn, The Perfect Couple by Erin Hildebrand, and The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans. I'm also listening to Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time on audio. 💙📚
January 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
BookSky! I think I have found my niche! I love to read and I love books. Right now, I'm working through The Briar Club by Kate Quinn, The Perfect Couple by Erin Hildebrand, and The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans. I'm also listening to Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time on audio. 💙📚
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Jimmy's here in Heaven, and let me tell you, it's rare to meet someone who got the 'love thy neighbor' part so right.
December 31, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Jimmy's here in Heaven, and let me tell you, it's rare to meet someone who got the 'love thy neighbor' part so right.
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TERRY GROSS: “I’m going to ask you for a little lesson in etiquette. Do I call you President Carter, Mr. President, or our former President Jimmy Carter?”
JIMMY CARTER: “One of the nice things about our country is that you can call me anything you want to.”
JIMMY CARTER: “One of the nice things about our country is that you can call me anything you want to.”
December 30, 2024 at 11:25 PM
TERRY GROSS: “I’m going to ask you for a little lesson in etiquette. Do I call you President Carter, Mr. President, or our former President Jimmy Carter?”
JIMMY CARTER: “One of the nice things about our country is that you can call me anything you want to.”
JIMMY CARTER: “One of the nice things about our country is that you can call me anything you want to.”
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Mike Luckovich is incredible as always.
December 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Mike Luckovich is incredible as always.