HAPPY NEW YEAR ... and a note about my Sabbatical

Friends ...

yes, I have been LONG absent from my blogs ... this one, and also my Princess Magpie blog. I consider it as "taking a sabbatical", but I do apologize for not posting my intention to do just that.

Most of you know that I struggled with near-daily MIGRAINE in 2009 ... roughly 70% of my time was spent battling one, medicating one, sleeping one off, or wandering about in a bit of a daze from the effects of one. It was, needless to say, a ROUGH year.

With the continuous help of a good neurologist group, and my rheumatologist as well, we seem to be making progress ... I'm down to about 50% of the time with Migraine, which is a huge improvement. But we're not going to stop until it's well in hand, as they say. (although I'm still not sure, after 51 years, just who "they" really are ... LOL)

All that said -- I thank you for your love, your support, your prayers, your encouragement, and for those of you who have said that you actually MISS my blog posts ... my gratitude, my appreciation, and my love to you all.

I'm back -- at least, that is my intention.

Happy New Year, and I hope you'll visit my blogs regularly as I become engaged once more with a means of communication that I think is amazing -- the world of blogging.

Your --

Davielle

Relieve Headaches ... with Belleruth Naparstek

Thanks to my friend Karen, I am going to give this a "go" as I continue to battle the ongoing, still-almost-daily-since-Thanksgiving-2008 MIGRAINE HEADACHES ...

Having had migraine for as long as I can remember, and at least 47 years now, I always thought I had learned how to just LIVE THROUGH the pain. I have apparently SO not learned how! I've been seeing a great neurologist and his physician's assistant since February (09), but we have as yet to achieve any less impact on my migraines - we're still trying to find a preventative, and we're still trying to find a way to break the cycle of a particular migraine that hangs on for days ...

Anyway, back to Karen. My friend Karen told me today about a tool that could help with some of the suffering ... Here's the image of the CD (they also come in a 2-tape set) and the description of what it includes:

Relieve Headaches - Health Journeys by Belleruth Naparstek


A 1 CD set designed to help relax tense muscles in the head and neck; assist with the opening and evening out of blood vessel caliber; elevate seratonin levels; reduce pain; assist the body in clearing out toxins; promote emotional balance; and clear the mind of cognitive clutter. CD contains Guided Imagery for Headache Relief, Affirmations, Guided Imagery for Headache Prevention; Approx. 74 min.

If you would like more information on this and other products in this vein, visit Health Journeys at: http://www.healthjourneys.com

So I have just ordered my own CD to work with ... I'll let you know how it goes!

-- Davielle