Migraine Awareness Month #17 - Father Knows Best

Some understand migraines, some don't.  It's Father's Day.  Write a letter to your father or the man closest to you, and talk to him about your migraines.

Dear Daddy,

I know that it pains you to have a child who is in chronic pain.  As a parent myself now, I understand how helpless and heartbreaking it is to see your child suffer.  The hardest part of my disease is how long I have had it without adequate relief from the pain.  Because I am in pain so much of the time I don't like to complain or be a burden to the people I love.  It pains me to have to hear the helplessness in your voice when you learn of another migraine attack I've had.  As a child in pain, you were the most effective pain medication I ever had growing up.  Just being able to have you rub my head or back gave me comfort that no ill ever could.  The way that you would calm my tears and ease me into sleep made all the difference in the world.  It's because of that that I don't like being alone in the worst pain of my life.  Every minute felt like an eternity waiting to hear you whistling while you walk through the door.  I tried to be brave and withstand the agony as best I could, but it would eventually break me.  Your presence gave me the permission to be a little girl again instead of a pain warrior.  I want you to know how grateful I am to have a caring father who understood my condition and pain.  I have met other migraineurs who were not as fortunate as I was.  I continue to have support of my friends and family.  Thank you for being there then and now. It means more to me than you'll ever know.

Happy Father's Day!

Jaime