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Most day my girlfriend chat is full of swapping kid stories, plans for the day and what to make for dinner. Here’s what I am reaching for these days: I am realizing that we may be in another bad season, so I go and pick up my “box”, open it and take out some much needed tools.

Still, during that first season of Mia’s migraines, I began to relook and rebuild my tool box and dusting off some of the “tools” from the past. That was a new experience for me- the uber optimist. Some of you read about it in my last blog. Last fall’s migraine season really robbed me of my optimism and hope. So, of course I avoid the question, say a pleading pray for help and try to find the Motrin bottle to see if by chance it will work this time. The only solution each time has been hospitalizations to receive a 3 day strong pain medication by IV. Then in April, it was a month long migraine where she could not be in school, go outdoors or live her life without pain. Last fall, the migraine lasted 3 months straight. This would be the 3rd round in less than a year that Mia faces prolonged unbreakable migraines.

Yesterday, she asked, “So is it back? I feel like it’s the same as last time, mom.” I don’t answer because I don’t want to believe that she may be facing another bad season of pain. The pain comes from the same place as last time and no medication- over the counter or prescribed – is working. It’s there during the night, when she wakes up and it gets more intense by the afternoon.

Today makes 7 days straight with a migraine.

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