#Mhambc Day 30 - Sharing Hope
Sharing Hope: Share your favorite blog challenge post from this month, yours or somebody else's. The best way to do this is to quote the first two paragraphs from the post and link to the rest of it. Then tell us why it's your favorite.
I hate to admit it but I haven't gotten the chance to read anyone's blog posts during this year's challenge. I feel horrible about that fact but this has been a trying time for me. Today marks fifty-one (yes, 51) consecutive days with a level 5 or above migraine. Life has also decided to throw a major curve ball which has practically knocked the wind out of me. I have barely been able to get each post done, sometimes doing two a day to catch up. Once I get one done, I am back to nursing my migraine. I do plan to take the time over the rest of the summer to read everyone's entries. So that means I am left to choose from my own posts for this last prompt. My favorite post from this month is about being a fighter. I have fought my way through pain to get through this challenge so it's fitting that this particular post finishes out the month. I thank everyone who took the time to read my posts. It really means a lot to me for anyone to take a few minutes out of their day to learn more about Migraine.
P.S. A big thank you to Chronic Pain Supergirl for including me in her post about sharing hope.
How have Migraines made me a fighter? For starters, having to fight through pain all of the time sort of makes you tough. After each migraine I feel drained and worn out. The toll it takes on me physically and mentally is taxing. Yet at the same time, for some reason that I cannot explain, I feel a little bit invincible. I think to myself things like,
- "Do you know what you just endured?"
- "Not everyone can deal with your pain like you can."
Each migraine attack I face and the countless days in between that are filled with prodome and postdrome symptoms have all pushed me to want something better. And why shouldn't I fight? The last I checked, no one was willingly offering up help, support or money to make my pain more manageable. So it must be me who takes the lead. Time and time again I have tried to conquer this disease and many times I have been beaten down. But I always continue to pick myself up, dust off the defeat and try again. I may not feel 100% sure of what I am doing and I might be skeptical of the outcome but I keep going regardless of how it will turn out in the end. If I don't try then I can't be that upset about not getting better.
- "You're pretty bad ass because that was horrific and you survived it."
The Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge is organized by the American Headache and Migraine Association.
