Chronic pain, Migraine and having fun in my own way
Today I am having a higher pain day but am happy I am able to participate in the U.S. Pain Foundation’s month of empowerment post.
The picture I am posting is of me at my son’s 3rd birthday party. I have a migraine on almost all birthday’s and holidays. His birthday was a Paw Patrol party and I was really suffering while setting up for guests to arrive. We were all wearing masks so I decided to ice my head while staying in the spirit. While I looked like I was having fun, I was treating my pain and trying to lower my migraine so I would be able to stay at the party. Although I was not able to fully enjoy the day, I was able to celebrate with loved ones and look cute and festive. Although I was not able to forget about my chronic pain and “just have fun” I was able to sing happy birthday, watch my baby open his presents and enjoy loved ones.
Share a day that you were able to have fun. Even if you weren’t able to fully forget about your pain, maybe you were happy about a time you weren’t taken away from an event. I am grateful for small things. I may not have been pain free, but I was able to watch my sweet boy blow out his candles. No matter the pain, seeing him enjoy the day that I had planned was fun in my own way!
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Very neat!!
Reblogged this on My Migraine Life and commented:
This weekend we are going to Paw Patrol Live! We got the tickets for my son’s 4th birthday. I ran across this post and thought, “A lot can change in a year, but some things stay the same!”‘