Perspective
Hart: How do you feel now? Kerrie: You know, it’s not too bad. It’s like a hot steel rod is poking through my left temple and out my eyebrow. Hart: Um, not many people could fathom how that description would constitute “not too bad.” My…
gratitude
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Gratitude
Having just drafted a post on gratitude for Migraine.com, the topic was fresh in my mind when I couldn’t sleep the other night. Instead of obsessing over why I was tossing and turning, I mulled over things I am thankful for. Each day I list…
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In Gratitude for My Imperfect Body
For many years, I felt as if my body had betrayed me. The physical exhaustion, mental fogginess and excruciating pain of chronic migraine smothered my energetic, spirited personality. I was young and should have had strength and stamina, but was instead trapped inside a broken…
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It’s Hard to Be Thankful
Living with illness can make even the most optimistic person feel defeated. Rae from Limbodacious has written (yet another) beautiful post about a recent realization. “. . . [O]n one particularly beautiful autumn day, Husband and I decided to take some of our dogs out…