Your mom was very lucky !
In short-
At two years old, I was running into the kitchen, slipped and fell head on into the corner of the refrigerator. I cracked my skull and was in a coma for 6 days. Since then, I have a bad headache, to a migraine to worse 24/7. I have a pain scale from 1-10 to inform family, friends & my doctors. The worse part of it is very hard to explain, but since a child, I've called them "the zaps". I have them all the time, even with I feel pretty well. From 2 to 4 I'm ok, but at 5-6 I had better stop what ever I'm doing, take my meds, hot shower, ice and be in a small quiet & dard room.
If you think back to the mad scientist movies when he's arching electricity between to metal balls, and the arc sounds like, "zzz-ap, z-ap, zzzzzz-ap". It drives me nuts ! I can't see, talk or communicate, and admittedly, ball & scream my eyes out. I'm not afraid much in life, but that pain scares the hell out of me. When I get to level 7, I know it's coming and there's nothing,....I can do about it.
With my recent anti-seizure meds & hydrocodone, it has gotten better. I know having a Too sounds crazy, but just like with my other hobbies that are loud, I just have to endure it to make my life fun and enjoyable !
I could easily just sit on the couch and watch TV all day, but what kind of life is that ! Having fun and being with family & friends is what life is all about !
Kev