The Fairy Bread Tradition

bread When my third daughter turned thirty, family and friends threw her a party. One of her childhood friends, now a pastry chef, came to make the birthday cake as a surprise. I hadn’t seen her in years. She walked into my house, stood on the threshold of the living...

Migraine: Gifts of the Migraine – Part 5

headache June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. Many gifts have come to me because of migraine. Some are rather obvious. Others require I follow a sort of trail of breadcrumbs...

Recommended Migraine Books – Migraine Part 4

headache June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. Here are some outstanding migraine books that have helped me on my quest for healing: Migraine – The Breakthrough Study That...

My Father’s Sweet Tooth

candy In honor of Father’s Day, June 15th, and National Sweet Tooth Day, June 9th, I thought it appropriate to write about my father’s sweet tooth. He is 93 years old, G-d bless him, and it is still prodigious. In honor of Father’s Day, June 15th, and National Sweet...

Migraine: BTW – Air Travel

head June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. There is something about the altitude and/or the cabin pressure on airplanes that seems to trigger migraines. It is sheer misery to...

Migraine: FYI – Post 2

head June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. Following are some things you may not know about migraine.  But please remember, I am not a medical professional, nor am I...