How migraines and desperation led us to explore CBD products

If you’ve been reading our story for a while, you are probably aware of at least some of the problems we’re facing as a family. Most of the focus has been on the kids, especially Gavin. One of the things I haven’t spent a great deal of time lately is talking about some of the challenges my wife Lizze faces on a daily basis.  The those who don’t want to read to the end, I’ll cut to the chase. My feelings are hurt but whatever. 😉 This article is not intended to be medical advice. Always talk to your doctor before starting anything, including CBD products. I'm simply discussing why we’ve been exploring CBD products. We're hoping that Lizze can finally find some relief from a migraine she’s had for 7+ years…

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Elliott’s dealing with frequent hesdaches

Poor Elliott is fighting off another headache. He's been getting these more and more frequently. Lizze has a long sorted history with headaches/migraines, so it's not too surprising that Elliott is as well.  The difference is that nothing helps Lizze's migraines because they are believed to neurovascular in nature.  Elliott seems to respond well to Advil.  I'm not sure what's bringing these things on for him, but not drinking enough water is pretty high on the list of possible causes. A good thing to come out of this is that Elliott's becoming more aware of what not drinking enough water can do, and he's drinking water more regularly.  In what could be an unrelated note, Elliott's also running a low-grade fever as well. Perhaps the two are connected?  Either way,…

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I’m grateful tonight

Lizze is getting some shut eye and the boys and I are hanging out. We made pancakes for dinner and I focused more on serving sizes this time around and we had far less waste.. ☺ Gavin's getting his infusion and I'm writing this, while the boys are working together in the Xbox. It's almost bedtime and I'm feeling really good about this evening because it was pleasant. I was able to get some things done, make dinner and hangout with the boys.. I'm also glad that I was able to do this without needing to wake the wife. She's not been feeling well and needs some extra sleep. I'll probably put the kids down for the night and check on Lizze before settling in for some of whatever I…

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