It's been a while since I've sat down and written a blog. 2017 was a monumental year for me in so many ways. To start off, I am a lot healthier and more active than I have been in the last 6 years. I participated in Headache on the Hill 2017, which was one of the most exciting and fulfilling experiences that I could have attended. I'll be back this February for HOH 2018! This summer, I lived in Washington D.C. working full-time at a start-up healthcare company named Aledade Inc. at which ...| Chronic Migraine Ellie
Coming back from Headache on the Hill, my sleep schedule was completely out of wack. Between my crazy travel day on Sunday, my early morning and late flight on Tuesday, I was exhausted. It wasn't surprising that after all of the activity, I crashed and had a migraine last Wednesday. I was exhausted for the rest of the weekend, but overall I dealt with it.| Chronic Migraine Ellie
In the past couple weeks, I've done a lot of reflecting. I've been thinking about healthcare in America, and how legislators have been approaching healthcare. When many legislators think about healthcare, it falls into partisan territory. The Republicans did x. The Democrats did y. Each party feels the need to rescind and de-legitimize what the previous party did. Currently, this is playing out in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare).| Chronic Migraine Ellie