As I checked my blood sugar, my heart fell to the cold tile bathroom floor and shattered. I was doing something to bring myself delight, to distract from the frustrations of the ketogenic diet. Instead, I was blindsided by grief while watching a Dave Matthews Band video. Last year…
“Your optimism is so inspiring,” a reader tweeted last week. I saw the tweet on Monday after a weekend of desperation, frustration, anger, exhaustion, helplessness, and hopelessness.Sunday culminated in a sobfest. Optimism was in short supply. My attempts to control the hypoglycemia weren’t working. Once again,…
Having chronic migraine is always difficult, but living with migraine as a teenager is particularly tough. At the age of 17, Sidney already knows how devastating chronic migraine can be. It’s impact reverberates throughout her life, especially in lost friendships and being behind in school. Yesterday she…
Katie has turned living with chronic migraine into a chance to help others and raise awareness about the disease. In addition to starting a support group for people with migraine called Migraine IDAHO, she is hosting the second annual Haturday for Heads fundraiser. Haturday for Heads has already raised…
In this beautiful essay, John Ptacek describes how he’s learned to live with the pain of chronic migraine without suffering. Want to share YOUR story? Submit it here. Walking the Line Between Pain and Suffering We learn to avoid pain at an early age. We are taught that…