Living with Migraine

A little over a year ago, my mother was diagnosed with a rare cancer that has a small survival rate. She and my family entered her treatment plan with as...

We have looked at how pets help us through migraine loneliness, but we have not looked at what it takes to have a pet while living with migraine. While our...

Holly was recently kicked off her private disability plan. After a year, she won back her coverage. In this series, she walks us through the various steps she took and...

When I think of the start of a new year, I think of new beginnings, new possibilities, and new goals. Living with migraine since childhood, that often includes the possibilities...

I sat down at my computer after dropping the kids off and was devastated to discover it’s a no-screen day. In Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad...

As someone who has lived with migraine her whole life, I've noticed acutely that when the temperature or the seasons change, so do my migraine patterns. In a regular month...

Holly was recently kicked off her private disability plan. After a year, she won back her coverage. In this series, she walks us through the various steps she took and...

I am a long-time migraine sufferer. Mine began in my late teens and progressed from episodic to chronic. I am currently living in Chronicville, USA. I moved here in 2012...

Tis the season for holiday cheer… and migraine attacks. Let’s face it, it’s not easy managing migraine any time of year, but it can be especially hard during the holidays...

I find myself back in the trenches. My long-term headache specialist retired two years ago. Since then, I've been piecemealing my care for cluster headaches and migraine through my OBGYN...

Outside of a few minor things, my husband has been blessed by relatively good health as long as I've known him. He's had the flu, food poisoning, kidney stones, and...

I grew up as a quiet, young Black female, in rural North Carolina. If you knew me back when I was in school, you would not believe who I am...

It’s no secret that living with a chronic condition like migraine can be expensive. There are the obvious expenses of copays for endless doctor’s appointments, MRIs, and prescriptions. But there’s...

Have you ever had a migraine that left you completely confused? I recently had the most confusing migraine attack. From attempting to determine the trigger and trying to understand some...

I am fortunate to have health insurance. I realize that’s a blessing and a privilege. Some years it’s been covered by an employer, other years, I paid out of pocket...

Last week, I had major surgery under anesthesia. This was the second time in the last year I'd needed to be put under anesthesia and it was the second time...

Changing therapy regimens has always been extremely stressful for me. Over the years, my body has proven to be quite resistant to various therapy regimens. It is one of the...

The world of episodic cluster headaches is a weird one. For several weeks or months of the year, we face insurmountable pain. We are desperate to stop the attacks, even...

Constant sprained ankles. Fingers that bend all the way back. Neck pain before some of my migraine attacks. These are all things I thought were normal until I received a...

I don't know about you, but I know that the least ideal time for me to get a migraine is in the middle of the night. Picture this - you're...