Perfect timing...I'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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
an outpouring of support...It'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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
One of those days...Last 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Absent migraineur...Can'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)...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
April Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival posted!...A helpful potpourri of writers' favorite posts from the past month. Enjoy!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Pain Blog Carnival...Check 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Creating a Migraine-Friendly Environment...Diana 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Warm weather triggers migraines...Science 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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Attention fellow bloggers...I'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...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Effective treatment for TMJ = nothing, says research cited in NY Times...Interesting New York Times article on TMJ. Check it out if you are a fellow TMJ patient. (My jaw problems come and go and seem to be doing okay these...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A quick stumble off the wagon...Today I grabbed a roast beef sandwich from a local bar/restaurant and went to another bar to hang out with Handicapped Twin, who just started bartending. I scarfed down the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Therapeutic yoga!...I'm going to my first therapeutic yoga class in a few minutes. The teacher called me a couple weeks ago to discuss my needs, my health, etc.--so all the activities...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
While we’re on the subject…...I found this video on YouTube.com. The narrator, Michael Shermer, seems to approach the subject with a healthy skepticism--I like how he doesn't dismiss acupuncturists (and patients) as fools. He...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The strength of the placebo effect with acupuncture...Did anyone else see this article? It seems to be making the rounds like wildfire--in the headache & acupuncture communities, at least. I've long since been interested in acupuncture but...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The PMS monster hath risen...This past week I suffered from awful bouts of irate anger (redundant, much?) and moodiness. Though the migraine frequency has lessened, the headaches still come up once a week or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Maintain a healthy weight!...Of course there are myriad benefits to staying in good shape. Now here's a press release about the link between unhealthy weight and migraine! (And more encouragement for me to...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Why you shouldn’t give up hope...One of the readers of my blog, T., started emailing me a year ago or so (has it been longer than that, T.?). I'm happy to report that after 19...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hope!...I had my much-anticipated appointment at one of our city's hospital's Mind-Body Institute today. The doctor met with me from 10:10 AM - 12 noon, uninterrupted, in a room lit...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments