I’m a planner, which comes in handy when dealing with migraine disease. I can plan around eating schedules, sleeping routines, weather conditions, and trigger exposure in social environments, at least to some degree. I know what pitfalls look like, and I’ve learned how to avoid them whenever possible. Keep a granola bar in my purse […]

I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolution type of person. I figure any time of year is good for self-improvement, and I won’t think it’s any more fun in January than in July. I know migraine disease doesn’t take kindly to changes in habits, either, and it can get in the way – […]

Limitations exist for everyone. I’m only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, so I can’t reach the top shelf in the closet without a step stool. My singing voice is not awesome, and my athleticism doesn’t go far beyond simple hiking. Migraines place limitations on my life as well. I figured out my triggers years ago. […]

Celebrating the holidays with migraine is not all fun and games. Triggers, also known as party poopers, can be extra grinchy from overeating at Thanksgiving to staying up too late on New Year’s Eve. I prefer to think of it as a challenge accepted. It helps that I’m a planner, I enjoy solving difficult puzzles, […]

I was born with migraine disease in February of 1964, discovered its name somewhere around 1987, and have spent the last 30 years learning how to manage the illness. I wish migraine didn’t have to accompany me during the bucket list phase of my life, but that’s not how incurable illness works, is it? So […]

My migraine disease has evolved as I’ve aged. No major surprise there. So has my eyesight, flexibility, and my weight. Such is life. Migraine episode frequency has changed along with hormonal shifts from puberty through menopause.  Recently, I noticed an increase in migraines starting up during the night. For several months, I brushed them off […]

It’s tough to limit myself to only three wishes about migraine. I suppose asking for unlimited wishes is off the table. In that case, here are the troubling aspects of migraine popping into my head today. 1. I wish people would listen to me when I try to educate them about migraine disease. I feel […]

“What was my worst migraine episode?” That’s a tough question to answer. Over the course of 6 decades, I’ve had many of those episodes. In my early migraine years, I hated missing fun with family and friends because of a migraine attack. I didn’t like it when I couldn’t carry out my responsibilities at work […]

Hindsight is 20/20. I don’t know who coined this phrase, but it is annoyingly true. I’ve lived with migraine disease for over half a century. I don’t know how many times I’ve looked back at my migraine history through the lens of current knowledge and said, “I wish I would have known about this back […]

“You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.” – English Proverb Developers began building my neighborhood in 2018 and hired a management company in 2022 to oversee the collection of homeowners’ association dues, maintain common areas, and act as a neutral party between residents and the developers. In 2024, developers completed the […]