It’s time for new book!

I have not posted in a while for a lot of reasons- big travel trip, full time work and community service activities, health challenges. But most of all, I have been working on my new book for families.

It has always been my goal to write an educational book about kids and headaches. There are few resources of this type out there, and what is available is out of date, written 20 years ago. Other books for the general public are generally adult-focused. While they are helpful, but not particularly relevant to families dealing with children and teens with headache and migraine. I give talks to school nurses often, and there is a general lack of knowledge among both the nurses and the families/students they serve. The need is there, and after writing my first book, continued teaching and practicing in this area for years, I decided I was ready to write it.

I tried to cover the different, most common headache diagnoses seen in children and teens, medications, and most importantly about living the headache-healthy lifestyle. I included the newer interventions, many not approved for those under 18, because there are many questions about them. I talked about comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions seen with headache and migraine, because many patients have one or more of these conditions and many questions. I spent time advising about the challenges and opportunities of dealing with the school environment, from elementary to college education.

This book was a joy to write, putting down on paper all the information I have been providing to families over the years. It is called “Getting Ahead of Your Child’s Headaches, a guide for families”, and will be available soon on Amazon. I invite you to check it out, and consider recommending it to your appropriate families.

Before we moved to our new office, I had a fun photo of llamas taken in Peru hanging on the wall. It was a source of amusement to the families, and I confess, I often looked at it to brighten my spirits on difficult days. I use this photo on the cover.

I will post again with a link, etc, when the book comes out, which should be soon.