Living with Migraine

May 17, 2018. That’s the FDA’s deadline to give its verdict on Aimovig (erenumab), the first of the CGRP monoclonal antibodies for migraine prevention. This is a big day for...

I spent my childhood growing up on a farm/ranch. If there was one thing you learned by a young age, it was not to get too attached to any animal...

The most important items in my migraine travel toolkit are my two pairs of migraine glasses. We all know that many kinds of light can either contribute to triggering an...

Sometimes, I forget I’m an advocate. More precisely, there are times I forget I need to advocate. For others, for my family, for myself. Sometimes, when surrounded as I am...

There is a challenge within in household when one party is chronic and one party is episodic. I know for most of you, the idea of having a spouse who...

A stranger told me he could tell I had a migraine the other day. Something about my eyelids, he said. I was conflicted about how to take it. Of course...

I've been on prescription medications for 16 years now, and it's amazing how many different things have made it difficult to get my refills. It's particularly confounding because I've never...

Recently an online friend sent me a message asking for my advice about how to become an advocate for migraine disease. My answer to her: Sweetheart, you already are one...

It can often be really tricky to figure out how to properly nourish one's body in the midst of a migraine attack. This is certainly often true for me. For one...

Some individuals may wonder why this is even an issue. The sad reality of the matter is most of the time you get 6 to 9 abortive migraine medication doses...

I am aware that hysterectomy as a means of trying to control migraine is controversial. Both of my pregnancies were horrifying. I had been hoping for migraine relief during pregnancy, since...

Problems with sleep are a major issue among those with chronic migraine. These sleep troubles can be problematic for a number of reasons. Individuals with chronic migraine, often have problems...

Speaking as a caregiver for someone who has suffered about 10 years living with chronic migraine, I have seen actions, or more to the point, inaction from more doctors than...

If given the option to have pain every day or just a few times a week, most people would probably choose the latter, right? Of course. When it comes to...

Three is an adorable age for kids — especially when they start copying their grown-ups. My fierce and feisty three-year old daughter loves to put a surgical mask over her...

When I was younger, going to get my haircut wasn’t something I thought of as a luxurious or particularly nurturing experience. I didn’t go often, and I didn’t really do...

I feel as though I am always walking a fine line of employed and not-so-employed when it comes to balancing my work life and my migraines. Along with other illnesses such...

I can almost count the people I know in real life who have migraine on one hand. A cousin, an aunt, a neighbor, my father-in-law, a mom of my son's...

If you are new to migraine, having been recently diagnosed, or have had migraine for years and are ready to change your relationship with the condition, you might think of...

I caught myself tuning out of a pleasant conversation with a coworker recently, wherein we were discussing our evening plans and checking in generally with one another to see how...