<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Working With Severe Pain,&nbsp;Ctd]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A reader writes:</p> <blockquote> <p>I am a long time reader and am happy to see you have <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/working-with-a-headache.html" target="_self">followed up</a> on this migraine <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/bachmanns-surge.html" target="_self">story</a>. &#0160;As a chronic migraine sufferer myself (I&#39;ve finally got them down to one per week) I do think that whether one can function as president with a severe chronic condition like this is an interesting question. &#0160;Personally, I think that anyone healthy enough to campaign successfully is healthy enough to serve as president. &#0160;However, I found the tone that many of these articles took to be offensive. &#0160;We migraineurs have to regularly fight the stigma that the problem is all in our heads or not bad enough to justify our responses to it. &#0160;But as soon as it is politically convenient the condition is a grave condition which makes us unable to perform duties and turn to pills.</p> <p>It would be great if you could spread a few truths about the condition. &#0160;</p> </blockquote>]]></html></oembed>