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Thanks from Sierra Leone

April 25th, 2008

Welcome! If you’re a new visitor, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!As some of you know, a portion of the proceeds from this site go toward the medical needs of some of the world’s neediest children in the country of Sierra Leone.  The organization we give through, […]

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Migraine aura art

June 5th, 2007

Migraine art has become an increasingly large art field worldwide.  It’s not surprising, really.  After all, personal expression has become easier, and it’s easier to share with the world than ever before.
But there needs to be more, and it needs to be available for you to put on your coffee table.  Ok, maybe not your […]

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Band-it

May 8th, 2007

Last month I wrote about José María Morelos, the famous Mexican who fought for his country’s independence.  Morelos suffered from migraines, and used to wrap a cloth around his head to alleviate the pain.
This is actually a common headache treatment in Korea, according to Dr Robert Milne and Blake More, who recommend the treatment for […]

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Brother Morelos

April 6th, 2007

If you don’t live in Mexico, you may or may not know the name José María Morelos.
Morelos was a priest - but that’s not why I call him brother.  He was also one of the main leaders in the Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain.  He’s a national hero in Mexico.  The city where he […]

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Invisible symptoms in pictures

September 19th, 2006

A photo of a migraine?  How about a tension headache?  Many people have tried to illustrate invisible symptoms in art and photography.  The results can be striking, and sometimes disturbing and even headache inducing.
I like to keep an eye on how headache and migraine are being illustrated in art.  Above is a photo from Flickr […]

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Migraine in children

May 1st, 2006

I was a young boy in elementary school when I decided to capture a moment by writing a few things about it on my rule.  Here’s what I wrote:
It’s December 21I’m at school taking up MathI’ve got a headacheIt’s 4 days ’till ChristmasIt’s Fri, last day of schoolI’m chewing gumIt’s 10:164 minutes to recessI feel […]

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Congrats to a poet

October 7th, 2005

Way to go, Jessica!  A migraine blogger is about to achieve even greater fame.  A poem she wrote, entitled Tears on my Pillow, is going to be in the new movie That Beautiful Somewhere.  One of the film’s main characters is a migraineur, so it will be interesting to see what the movie is like.
Why […]

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