OKAY so apparently there is a rare type of migraine called a hemiplegic migraine that displays symptoms similar to a stroke, and after a fun little ambulance ride and CT scan I compiled my notes into a timeline of personal symptoms for fitness and for fun
Sharing because why not
Normal visual snow blurs slightly, making reading difficult
Spotty vision, large 'afterimage' type flashes blocking vision, partial blindness
Gradual descent into disorientation, confusion, "floaty" feeling, decreased cognitive function, slightly decreased fine motor function, slightly decreased gross motor function
Trembling in hands
Cold sweat
Mild abnormal difficulty with speech
Cold, tingling numbness of left arm, left side of face, left side of tongue, and roof of mouth.
Rapid increasing pain in left eye, right side of head that peaks at 1 hour, lasting between 5-7 hours, somewhat alleviated by heat packs, ice packs, direct pressure, and OTC pain medication
Mild to moderate nausea
Return of physical sensation after approximately 20 minutes from onset
Gradual return of vision- full return of vision after approximately 2 hours from onset
Gradual return to full cognitive function after approximately 4 hours from onset, along with full return to normal motor function
Continued mild headache in top right side of head for roughly 4 days following
Abnormal increase in fatigue
Return to full normal function
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The use of the journal in rdr1 is very different compared to rdr2, it's used more as a log of current missions/tasks in a brief form. There's no actual writing or drawing in it, just text, John cannot physically open the journal since it's simply an option you press to view from the start menu.
But from a story perspective, I see it as something pretty interesting.
Let's say that John was actually writing these brief and short sentences about his tasks, then it makes me think that maybe by 1911, he was running out of room to write in Arthur's journal.
As in, maybe there was only a handful or more pages left and he wanted to still use the journal, but still save as much room as he could. Maybe he saved paper by not drawing and doodling, by being more brief and to the point with what goes on in his day to day life, by making his writing smaller and taking longer to write to make sure he made no spelling mistakes, all little sacrifices to make sure that he could hold onto his brother's journal for just a bit longer.
So he could hold onto the memory of his brother for a bit longer.
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john writing about baby sammy not having a killer instinct will always be funny to me. he's probably still being toilet trained and john is already wondering where his killer instinct is
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