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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Cloudy skies make better sunsets
We’ve had some lovely weather recently – clear blue skies and bright warm sunshine (which mainly means I’ve been hiding behind curtains in dark glasses like a vampire but that’s totally beside the point). Spring has well and truly sprung … Continue reading
Why migraine-free me?
For the people who’ve recently asked how I got in to blogging and why I called the site migraine-free me, and for others who might have been wondering the same Why do I blog? I write to help make sense … Continue reading
Posted in My story
Tagged blogging, chronic illness, coping strategies, migraine, solution focused approach, why I blog, writing
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Sitting in the dust
Health Warning: not quite as positive as the last one, sorry A strange thing has happened recently. I mentioned in a previous post (Onwards and Upwards) that we’ve seen some progress – instead of the vast majority of time being … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, grief, hurt, loss, migraine, mourning, pain, sadness
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Onwards and upwards
At last I can write a celebratory post 🙂 The combination of topiramate and nortriptyline seems to be working to some extent and there’s finally been a bit of progress. Back in January we set a bold target of having … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic migraine, gammacore, nortriptyline, progress, topiramate
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Easter hope
Happy Easter! I see today as a day for celebrating new life and holding on to hope. We have an Easter Tree in our house – apparently it’s a German tradition originally. We hang decorated eggs on branches as a … Continue reading
Good Friday?
I’ve never understood why today is called Good Friday. (Except of course that it’s a bank holiday and in 2 days time I get to eat half my body weight in chocolate – oh yeah!) What’s ‘good’ about an innocent … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged chronic illness, cross, crucifiction, Faith, good friday, Jesus, redeeming, suffering
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Post poach – secrets of successful chronic migraineurs
A post on migraine.com caught my eye today. It made some interesting points so I thought I’d share it. You can read it here if you’re interested: 10 secrets of successful chronic migraineurs If you don’t want to read the … Continue reading
Posted in Living with chronic migraine
Tagged acceptance, chronic life, chronic migraine, strategies
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