COLD-COLD-now back to warm!

This is a week I do not wish to repeat-Fl.weather has bounced from our usual pleasant winter temps. to a few days of record lows and is now back to normal. AHH-my poor nervous system went into overload and trigger 5 days straight of migraine attacks. AVOID your triggers the Drs. recommend-gee-don't see how that is possible. Anyway am back on track and look forward to a week of fewer attacks.

What a Difference a Week Makes!

True to what the pro's say, the cold lasted 7 days! The irony is I had no migraines while I had the cold, but l day out and I get hit with a migraine this morning! Incredible-gee I can either pick constant cold and no migraines or migraines and no cold unless they sneak in!!! Life is full of irony.Had a fun day with 7month old Jack today-he is on a nebulizer-interesting piece of equipment and dispensing of medication for congestion. He was soooo good as he took 2 naps!

Head cold-GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!

It is not fair my mind rattles on and on-I am sick enough- so many days -loss to migraine-
Now I have a head cold. Not a big deal in the over all scope of life's challenges but to me it just represents more time loss to illness. So ,I take the over the counter cold remedy,daytime formula, and zonk-out I go-sleeping for the last two days. Perhaps the combinantion with the clonaspam make it more potent! Today I will tough it out-let my eyes burn and run, my head feel like it is at least 3 times it's size and filled with yuck,cough if I talk, ache all over and of course try some old time remedy-chicken soup and rest.

Meanwhile all around me I see tasks to start, and those to complete but must remind myself they are going nowhere. So I resign myself to the couch and endless viewing of Law and Order reruns between my dozzing off. Life is wonderful-so many small challenges thrown in with the bigger ones.

Starting the Year 2009

Well,the clock hadn't quite struck 12a.m. Jan 1,2009,when I got crushed by a vestibular migraine. Since it was still technically 2008 I hope to have left that type (vertigo etc. shakey "jakey") migraine behind. After a dose of meclazine and night of sleep I spent NY Day 2009 sleeping on and off most of the day. Poor Sal was left to a day of being off and me being sick! Wonderful-another guilt trip for me. Migraine disease is such a fun spoiler, causing so many life changing experiences.

Reviewed some old slides we sent to be put on dvd's. I cried as I saw how happy I was and all the fun things I was doing prior to the onset at 36years old of migraines. I was so different,life was so different,things were done on spur of the moment-no pre-planning-"What if I get sick back-up plan." Gosh I had forgotten those carefree days and the pictures were a smack in the face reality check for me-how much I have had to change to deal with Migraines.

MY BEST FRIEND-MY GREATEST ENEMY

List your friends the Disability form asked,
Well sadly, my only friend is also my worst enemy,
Migraine Disease!
We are 28 year friends who are loyal to each other,
But you were also enemy of mine right from the start,
We've shared days and nights too many to count,
I paniced and dreaded as the pain did mount,
The friend you are, you stuck with me as the meds tried to work,
My life stopped and I cried out at you for being such a jerk.
You have defined my being for you are so unpredictable,
Gleefully I soak up the time you are away yet always knowing
With vengence and little warning you will hang out with me again !
My FRIEND, you are loyal, I can always count on you, the best one could ask for-
Yet you are also my worst, life changing, dreaded ENEMY that I can not defeat,
My FRIEND, my ENEMY,one of the same,
MIGRAINE DISEASE!!