My friend gives me a headache when I speak to him lately.

It's sad that I am getting SO worked up that I am giving myself a migraine. I care about my friend very much, but when I hear the constant stupidity and the roadblocks to medical care he puts in his own way, I tense up. Next thing I know, my head is slamming with pain.

The doctor is offering him a visiting nurse, and he refuses. He is a hoarder living in a horrible mess and he can't or won't clean up the place sufficiently to allow strangers inside.

When I start to say something about it, it's usually after my head starts hurting. And then he shuts me right down and he hangs up on me.

Nuff said. No need to relive it.