Information and opinions on Migraine from betsyb at MyMigraineConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/92623/migraine-congress Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:04:18 -0400 betsyb A stunning book of migraine art and written insights, Migraine Expressions is also a powerful tool for helping others understand what we migraineurs experience in our lives.   So as a part of current and ongoing migraine advocacy efforts, we launched the Express Migraine to Congress effort, and you can help. If you can afford to buy a book for your U.S. senator or representative, it's easy, and we'll send the book on your behalf. If money... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/92623/migraine-congress http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/74851/migraine-awareness Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:37:00 -0400 betsyb Last week was National Headache Awareness Week, but the efforts to promote understanding and research for migraine must never end. For many of us, true expression of our experience comes through creative writing and visual art.   It's often difficult in everyday conversation to convey how we fell, how debilitating, painful, and frustrating migraine can be. And we don't want to be complaining all the time -- we want to participate, to keep... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/74851/migraine-awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/67295/mystery-misery Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0400 betsyb   Mystery of Misery   after all these painful seconds, minutes, hours, days of desperately searching to discover your secret all these weeks, months, years of steadfastly seeking the key to you to open you wide for me to understand, for all to see your hideousness, unbearable pain, sickness and grief that drive me to darkness all the minutes, hours, and days of my life you have stolen, for nothing while I tried to pierce... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/67295/mystery-misery http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/31206/expressions-book Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:37:25 -0400 betsyb After this past year of hard work and with artistic and written contributions from migraineurs around the world and people who love them, the book, Migraine Expressions, is almost here! The anticipated availability date is July 14 and thanks to many of you and several migraine experts and bloggers who contributed work, the book has exceeded my every expectation. Our hope is that people with migraine will identify with the insightful personal... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/31206/expressions-book http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/9541/art-book-seeking Wed, 16 May 2007 16:57:00 -0400 betsyb Hi, everyone! After living with migraines for 38 years, the first 15 of which I didn't know what I had or that there was help available, I would like to say that I believe there is hope (and help) for all of us. I'm 53 now and have had fewer and less intense migraines over the last year to 18 months. Keep seeking help and whatever you do, please don't SIS (suffer in silence). Teri indicated that it would be okay for me to share... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9944/9541/art-book-seeking