: About Me

I am a stay at home mom with a jounalism degree and very strong opinions. I've done freelance writing since I've been home with my children; it's a way to keep up my skills and let the public know what I think on certain issues.

I've written about breastfeeding, migraines, casinos and foreign adoptions, among other things.

Make me mad and I can write on just about any topic!

My passion is ...

my kids

I know too much about ...

everything I've read or heard

My favorite memory ...

the birth of my daughter and adopting my son

Why I write ...

so people will know what I think

My first job ...

waitress

My best moment ...

25th wedding anniversary

My inspiration ...

my kids

Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) What is a migraine headache?

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A migraine is not a headache at all, but a set of neurological symptoms, one of which is head pain. Migraines are misunderstood; they are a silent disease with no visible symptoms. Without any outward sign of pain, most people write off migraines as simply a bad headache. Migraine pain is caused by the vasodilatation of the blood vessels covering the brain. The tissues surrounding the blood vessels become inflamed which increases the pain. Other symptoms of a migraine include nausea, vomiting, light and sound sensitivity, numbness of the extremities or face and speech difficulties. Migrain...

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