“I’m so sorry to read on your blog about the setbacks… It sounds like you’re in survival mode,” my friend J. texted after I posted Gastroenterologist, Adderall, and Migraine Status on Nov. 2. I wonder how she got that. I’m doing pretty well right now, I thought. A…
Gastroenterologist & Headache Specialist I’m sorry to report that I didn’t learn much from the gastroenterologist (I know many of you were eager to hear something that might help you). He doesn’t think it’s a functional GI problem, but is a neurological problem. He said he’d…
Last Tuesday I turn 39 on the 28th. For the first time in my life, I’m not excited about my birthday. It’s not the typical existential dread of getting older. I like the wisdom that has come with age and am OK knowing that the remaining years…
My health has been on a steady slide since June. I’ve spent the last six weeks mired in horrendous fatigue. I cannot think and can barely function. My frustration is high. I’m scared of what’s to come and grieving for what I’ve lost. Overall, I managing…
Daisy Griffin, a 14-year-old who has chronic migraine, raised $12,110 for migraine research by sailing alone across the Long Island Sound. She will donate 100% of the money raised to the Migraine Research Foundation. Daisy’s Migraine Story Daisy has had severe migraine attacks since she was four, which have progressed to…