Thanks for being thereI’ve been having a crappy weekend, health-wise. Luckily my migraine (which will dissipate for a few hours and then come creeping, not roaring, back) isn’t severe enough that I can’t...reactions6comments
Do you have any tips or tricks to help Migraineurs survive the holidays?This is one of my favorite subjects. Not because I have a perfect life during the holidays, but because I have done this so long that, through the years I...reactions2comments
What Options Are Available When Migraine Makes You Unable to Work?There are about 30 million migraine patients in the United States, and our work situations are impacted in vastly different ways by migraine disease. Most of us have migraines every...reactions26comments
This strange sicknessI’m not used to having crappy days that aren’t migraine-related.This feeling is strange and uncomfortable—I almost expect to feel my head pounding when I stand up.But I feel fine, physically...reactions3comments
Wishful thinking?I don't blog much about migraine disease anymore, but that's not because the disease is behind me, it's just that I devote my online time to other things. (Speaking of...reactions2comments
Aspartame fears strike againThis article strikes me as a little alarmist, and I can't seem to completely trust the content on the Huffington Post. That being said, I'm sure that much of what...reactions5comments
Support migraine research & perhaps win a prize!The tireless folks at the Migraine Research Foundation (who happen to be very supportive of health bloggers like me) have a really great website set up. Donating to migraine disease...reactions2comments
The lost dayAround lunchtime today, I was rooting around the kitchen, looking for something to snack on. I saw a to-go box from a sushi restaurant and remembered having a lovely dinner...reactions2comments
April Migraine Blog Carnival posted!Check it out here. I submitted an old post but it's not on the blog carnival page for some reason. Here's what I wrote about bibliotherapy/guided reading...reactionscomments
Perfect timingI've mentioned before how grateful I am to have discovered the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. I enrolled quite a while ago--with my doctor's prescription (and a low enough salary to...reactions2comments
an outpouring of supportIt's been fewer than twelve hours since I posted a link to this blog on my myspace & facebook pages. I wanted friends & family who were interested to be...reactionscomments
March 2010 Headache Carnival posted!Diana Lee's at it again, and at last I've gotten it together in time to contribute a post. Check out the March 2010 Headache Blog Carnival, Opening Up to Family...reactions3comments
One of those daysLast night I said to J., "I feel really hopeful." "Good--you should!" "I always feel hopeful and excited about things, but today feels special. Something really good is going to...reactions2comments
Absent migraineurCan't say why exactly I've not been writing on here. The obvious answers refer to my very busy bookstore life (I'm opening my own independent bookstore in Athens this year)...reactions2comments
April Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival posted!A helpful potpourri of writers' favorite posts from the past month. Enjoy!...reactions1comment
Pain Blog CarnivalCheck it out here! In other news, I'm back from my month-long sojourn in South America. I have had many blog ideas drift through my head, but I've not been...reactionscomments
Creating a Migraine-Friendly EnvironmentDiana Lee has the March headache blog carnival posted. Once again, I slacked and missed the boat--this time I didn't even clue in enough to know what the topic was...reactionscomments
Warm weather triggers migrainesScience has confirmed what many of us migraineurs already knew. I certainly get migrainey when the weather is super-hot and/or when I suddenly get overheated. I love warm weather but...reactions6comments
Action alert—important, please read & respond!!www.allianceforheadacheadvocacy.org/ It's a critical time for all of us, those with a headache disorder and those of us who know people with headache disorders. Please visit the above link and...reactionscomments
Attention fellow bloggersI've been remiss in adding some of you to my blog roll. Whether or not we've ever met online, please shoot me a message if you'd like for me to...reactions9comments