Tag: Migraine
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Make it visible
I’m going to tell you a little something. It is important to me and something that should be discussed and not ignored. This isn’t a complaint. Or whining. But here I am. I look fine. Like nothing hurts, a regular selfie, but you can’t see my migraine attack right? What would happen if I stopped…
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The M-eye-graine
It’s June already. Yup It seems like every time I blink, years go by. So much is happening everywhere that it flashes by. Am I the only one feeling this way? Since we hit June already, It is Migraine and headache awareness month. According to the National Headache Foundation, it is the 4th most common…
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What’s your tint?
Migraine is one of the world’s most common health conditions and one of the most common neurological diseases. About 39 million people in the United States and 1 billion worldwide have migraine. This makes migraine the third most common illness in the world.(Information from migraine.com) With the majority being women, it still lacks sufficient funding.…
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Running to catch the FIGMENT of my imagination.
It has been a long, long while since I have done a challenge race. I think the last one was when runDisney held the Star Wars races, which I greatly miss. But if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you right? Have you heard of Figment? The Figment of imagination from Epcot at Walt…
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Will you be UNSHAKABLE too?
Migraine [mahy-greyn ] noun an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea among other debilitating symptoms. Why is it so important? It is the second leading cause of disability. And it’s one of the least funded. We, as migraine fighters already go through…
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Don’t take the little things for granted.
Today I got my trimonthly 40 injections and they did not go well this time. I’ve been going through something new that I haven’t really talked about. But it’s tremendously painful. A new diagnosis we are still trying to figure out a good treatment. Although, today’s injections affected it greatly. The whole point of the…
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Miles for Migraine, or maybe rest for them
It’s been a crazy time for everyone. Lot’s of changes, new things to get used to, scares..too much to mention but you see on the news and social media every day. But, it does look like in person races are back to a good start. From what I have seen, they are keeping it safe…
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Rise-Shine-Run- and keep dreaming!
So everything has been messy this year. Including the running world. Most, if not all races have transitioned over to virtual options. One of the races I did this year, was Endure’s Rise Shine Run event. It took place in September. There was a 5K, 10K, and half marathon options. I signed up to run it…
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Block the blue light
With so many people working from home, and students going to school virtually, we are spending more time in front of a screen. Whether it’d be a computer, TV, or phones. Problem with that is that they emit blue light. Not to be confused with natural blue light that comes from the sun. Fun Fact!…
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Migraine Buddy and you should be best buddies
We already know that having migraines is tough. While there are different ones, and the symptoms vary, they all have one thing in common….they are excruciating! Sometimes we don’t know what our triggers are, how long they last, or what type of pain it is or where it began. Trying to remember all the details…
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