March Blog Carnival — Friends & Migraines
Diane Lee at Somebody Heal Me Blog was to helpfully host another blog carnival for all of us suffering from migraines and chronic headaches. However, the migraines came knocking (presumably) and so the carnival was unexpectedly shifted to Teri Robert at My Migraine Connection.
Well, part of the fun of a carnival is trying to find it, eh?
Last month, the Blog Carnial focused on Love & Migraines (more or less the same thing, really) and this month it’s Friends & Migraines (and we ain’t talkin’ the TV show.) The theme, more specifically, is advice on how to maintain friendships when you have migraines or chronic headaches.
Highlights
- “It’s A Migraine, My Friends” from the best named migraine blog in the universe, Free My Brain From Migraine Pain, written by migraineur Megan. It’s a longer post than usual, but worth the time to read. She’s had a much, much better time of keeping friends than most people with migraines. It’s nice to know these people exist.
- Over at The Daily Headache, there’s a Letter To People Without Chronic Pain that you can shove in the face of those “friends” who think you are faking the pain. Another helping is about guilt we feel when our migraines let our friends down. Thank you, Kerrie.
- Lori Jewett at Between Us Girls, which deals with all kinds of woemen’s issues other than head pain, brings us “Migraione Pain — What’s A Girl To Do?” (Why, suffer, of course!) This is an overview of migraines for those who haven’t a clue as to what they are.
Am I In It?
Somehow, I’m in the Friends & Migraines Blog Carnival twice (The Daily Headache also has two). I’m greatly complimented. Send me Prozac. Posts are “Friends and Migraines” and “Animal Magic for Headaches”. I’ve had tremendous bad luck trying to keep human friends who did not have chronic pain, but amazingly good luck with animal friends.
Next month, Diane Lee intends on hosting the Blog Carnival, but no topic has been picked out yet. The Blog Carnival is open to any blogger who might have a post that would interest those with chronic head pains. Sorry — no money is invloved. But you do get publicity.
March 15th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Hey Rena - Thanks for the mention - I’ll glad you like the name of my blog! Loved your carnival posts too. Migraining now, can’t talk long!
- Megs
March 15th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Sending healing vibes your way…
June 24th, 2008 at 11:40 am
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