The meaning of the quote for me is that I am more than my migraines. So let me introduce myself: I am a teacher and writer, who lives in a large coastal city in Australia. I have a cat and a husband, who I love and appreciate particularly knowing that my migraines affect his quality of life as well. When I'm not reading or writing, I like to play tennis, cook and travel. I have a sweet tooth and a weakness for dark chocolate. On my CV it says I'm organised (a worrier and an over-planner, really), passionate (read: enthusiastic to the point of wearing myself out) and creative (head often zinging with ideas, getting in the way of sleep or housework).
Aside from inspiration, another reason I'm starting this now is that I can. I am teaching part-time and writing part-time. Also, the chronic-ness of my migraines is pretty manageable at the moment. I've come to know that it's important to do what I can, especially prevention-wise, when I can rather than waiting until it's necessary (but too late). This blog itself may not be a prevention tool (wouldn't that be great if a few hundred words into a computer program would cure a migraine!), but over the next several months I'm planning (and hoping and wishing and dreaming…) to go off the daily anti-epileptics I'm currently on. I want to try once again to manage my migraines without medication.
I have some ideas of alternatives (lifestyle, medical and herbal) that I can try. Plus if I run out of ideas, I just have to mention that I get migraines to someone, anyone, and they'll invariably say, 'I know ___, who gets migraines, and s/he does ___ to get rid of them.' It's like that joke: how do you get rescued from a deserted island? (Play solitaire.)
P.S. If you're interested in my other writing you can find it here, on my writing website.
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