All Blog Posts Tagged 'prodrome' (3)

Do you know that feeling you get when you can't remember the name of an old teacher, or put a name to the face of a person walking toward you? Some people struggle with that feeling with every word they attempt to speak. For a rare few, Migraine aura can result in the debilitating inability to communicate. Fortunately for Migraineurs, it is usually not permanent unless damage occurs. For others that have suffered stroke or other brain injuries or damage, Aphasia is a new way of life for them an… Continue

I'll never forget my baby boy's first Migraine headache... He screamed, he cried, he buried his face into his blanket and his mattress. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink,couldn't sleep until exhaustion set in. He wanted to be comforted, but didn't like to be touched. He was 6 months old. How do you tell a baby that the pain will go away? How do you explain to your baby boy that you're doing everything in your power to make him feel better? It acted something like an earache, but when we went to… Continue

Migraine chronic pain guage: 1-3 = want specific meds to help my headache. 4-7 = Please give me whatever you have to help my headache, and soon. 8-10 = I will dance at the top of a hill waving a rubber chicken at a full moon if you tell me that will help, just tell me something useful. Today is a rubber chicken day for me. In my meanderings today, I was sorry to find that it's also a rubber chicken day for a lot of other Migraineurs out there. Maybe it's the weather. One of us i… Continue