Migraines

Migraines are the bane of my life.

Sometimes, I manage to catch them in time and take the medication that can lessen the suffering time. But sometimes they come on in my sleep and because ive missed the trigger point, a full blown attack happens.

For all those that think migraines are ‘just a bad headache’, you couldn’t be more wrong. They are all consuming and vary for every person who suffers. In my case, I have facial paralysis,  blindness on the side that the attack is happening and difficulties with speech because the paralysis affects my tongue. One recent attack was so severe, my GP sent me to the stroke unit to be checked out as the symptoms were too similar to a stroke to discount.

The pain is sickening and for some people this is alleviated by vomiting or nose bleeds – I’m not one of those.  Neither am I one of those that have migraine with aura – I don’t know what that is.

It has gotten worse the older I get, and for some reason come in clusters – there will be nothing for months and then a whole load one after the other for weeks.

Migraines – misunderstood by thousands and suffered by millions.

Married!

The dreaded day came and went in a blur, and it was amazing!

Small, intimate and full of humour, laughs, good people, food and drink. For all of those who are spending thousands of pounds on your day – I feel so sorry for you, I truly hope that at some point during your day you have a moment to reflect if its all been worth it.

This isnt a jibe, believe me it isnt.

I’ve had the massive wedding experience, the first time around and hated every second of it (mind that might have been something to do with the Neanderthal I was marrying!)

This time, it was nothing like I was expecting – because, I had no expectations. I just wanted the day to be nice and without incident. And it was!

It was just – perfect …