Sensory Relief
Hello! I don’t personally suffer from migraines, but my mom has since before I was born and I’ve always felt so bad with how much it impacts her life. I was wondering if yall had any sensory tools or relief items that helped with the pain that I could get her for her birthday or Christmas? Thank you!
Hi
What a great question and good for you for wanting to help out your mother. Living with migraine disease is debilitating, exhausting and frustrating. How nice that you are in her corner.
If your mother is a heat or even cold person, there are a lot of good options for both. A bean bag you can heat up in the microwave is a nice idea, or if she's a cold person there are migraine hats many love; https://migraine.com/search?s=migraine%20cold%20hatThere are many other item you could gift your mom, let me see what information I can provide you with:
https://migraine.com/living-migraine/gift-ideas
https://migraine.com/living-migraine/gift-giving-guide
Let me know what you think of those options, if you need more let me know!
Sending your mom pain free wishes, Nancy Harris Bonk, Patient Leader/Moderator (team member)
I love that you're doing this! I'm in the same boat -- don't have migraine personally, but a family member has them chronically. While you're probably trying to surprise her, it might be helpful to see if you can figure out what comfort items she prefers. Every person with migraine is so different, so what's perfect for one person might have no effect or even make things feel worse for someone else.
Some people like essential oils or certain scents. A gift card for a massage or other self-care services that she can use on a day of her choice could be a good idea. Maybe a cozy blanket, or an audiobook/album she can listen to.
Let us know what you get and what she thinks, I'll be really curious to hear! Glad you reached out to us, stop by anytime. 😀 -Melissa, team member
