#chronicpain
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Dreams of freedom

Describe your ideal week. From the dictionary:adjectiveadjective: ideal1. satisfying one’s conception of what is perfect; most suitable. 2. existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality. Considering nothing in my life is perfect or desirable, because let’s face it, I wouldn’t wish the chronic pain of my migraines on anyone. Therefore, the Continue reading
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Shifting from Tracking to Journaling: A New Approach to Migraines

I saw my neurologist yesterday, and the outcome wasn’t what I had hoped for. Continue reading
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Coping with Inconsistent Sleep Patterns

I don’t have a set time or schedule. I go to bed when my migraine tells me it’s time to lie down, so that could be at seven in the evening or two in the morning. My sleep is fragmented and inconsistent, which may be why I feel sleep-deprived half the time. Continue reading
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Living with Chronic Pain: Concerns for Tomorrow

I’ll come to no big surprise: my biggest worry centers around my debilitating migraines and the fact I’ve been on medical leave for nearly two years now. It’s a scary thought looking into the future and seeing more of the same: struggling to find the right med cocktail, balancing the migraine symptoms day in and… Continue reading
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Regaining Creative Flow Amidst Pain

As you can all imagine, with the migraine battle, it’s been a chore just to get out of bed on most days, so writing hasn’t been a priority of mine lately. Continue reading
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Navigating the Roller Coaster of Migraines

You’ll have to excuse my prolonged absence once again. My migraine journey is one bitch of a battle. Uphill, downhill, sideways, and upside-down. I feel like I’m on a roller coaster ride to or from Hell without stopping and stuck in this never ending loop. Continue reading
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Emoji for migraine

What are your favorite emojis? I don’t think it will be a surprise to anyone when I say my favorite emoji is the explosive head one : 🤯 I use it so often it’s the first one that pops on my emoji list. Why? Because when someone asks how I’m feeling today I simply send Continue reading
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Absent and Silent

I must first apologize for my prolonged absence and silence, for those of you who have been following my journey you know I have been battling with chronic migraines we’ll at my last neurologist appointment they decided to play with medication formula. Additions here, subtractions there, introduction of elements Y and Z and on my Continue reading
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Top Complaints: Inflation, Menopause, and More

The price of books, yarn, gas, groceries, so I suppose inflation is just a bitch. I complain about it Continue reading
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Dream Job Aspirations Amid Migraine Challenges

Considering I’ve been on medical leave for over a year, I think for me, my dream job would be the ability to return to work and not be plagued by migraine attacks hindering me from functioning on a normal level. Continue reading





















