Name: Sheila Jones-Lineberry
Residence: Orangeburg, S.C.
Conditions: Migraines, cluster headaches
First Diagnosed: Suffered an aneurysm in 1978, and headaches began shortly after the surgery
Q: What is the most frustrating thing about your life?
A: I can't articulate what I go through when I have a migraine. People look at me and say, "You're always so happy-go-lucky. You couldn't be as sick as you're saying." That's what the public thinks when they look at you-you're pretending. I've stopped trying to convince people I'm sick.
Q: What are you most thankful for?
A: Having a supportive family. My mother suffered from migraine so she was really, really supportive. My dad was supportive of my headaches, too. And now that I'm married, my best support system is my husband, Isiah.
Q: What’s your greatest achievement?
A: I think my greatest achievement is the fact that I was able to rear wonderful, God-fearing children.
Q: How do you manage your condition?
A: When my kids used the word "can't," that was like profanity in my household. We'd say, "What do you mean you can't? You can do anything." And that's the way I try to live. Anything I think I can do, I try to do. I'm the little engine that could.
Q: What's your favorite book?
A: The Bible-reading the Healing Scriptures.
Q: Where do you get the greatest support?
A: My husband, Isiah.
Q: What is your idea of happiness?
A: Living from day to day and week to week with as few migraines as possible.
