These past few months have been a rush of fresh air. Aimovig. The drug we’d all been waiting for, was approved by the FDA. Now a few months later, we have Ajovy and Emgality in the mix as well. For a brief background, new research has pointed to CGRP being a main inhibitor for migraines, […]
To describe my current state as “restless” would be quite a large understatement. Day in and day out, I sit. Then I lay down. Then I sit some more. You don’t want to run until you can’t. Running feels good because you feel free. When I was 8, I’d spend my days skating up and […]
It’s totally normal to wake up the morning after your 21st groggy, unable to piece together the night before, and wishing you were dead… Unless of course… unlike every other 21 year old, you were in bed by 9:30, spend the night tossing and turning trying to get the pain to just calm down… Not […]
21 years ago, you two traipsed into Columbia St. Mary’s and a few hours and c-section later, there I was. Sugarland said, “dear mom and dad, please send money. I’m so broke and it ain’t funny” but you really showed her parents. The last thing I ever imagined when we loaded up the car with […]
This all started with an idea. Black and white. How everyone around me saw this world that I must be living in because of my chronic migraine. But, as I lay here today in the dark, I realized that that’s exactly what it is. There’s a soft glow coming from above my curtains. There’s a […]
My Life. My Migraine. 