by Kristen Estep | Mar 29, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Peggy Artman for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. In my state, we are not officially quarantined, but we might as well be since we are required to follow the federal and state protocols. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all the worries about paper...
by Kristen Estep | Mar 21, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I would like to start by saying that I hope you are not quarantined, but if you are there are some lessons you can learn from the invisible illness community. We are experts on self quarantine, this is our...
by Kristen Estep | Mar 19, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written by Catherine Charrett-Dykes, President and CEO of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. pan·dem·ic /panˈdemik/ – (of a disease) Prevalent over a whole country or the world. You might expect this to be about the coronavirus, however it’s about the other global...
by Kristen Estep | Mar 2, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Originally posted on SparklyAura.com Written by Kristen Estep Before chronic migraine if you saw me out in public, you might have looked at me & thought I had it all together. I probably would’ve had a smile on my face, my hair done, dressed nice. “It...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 21, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Catherine Charrett-Dykes President and CEO Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. There are currently numerous television commercial advertisements discussing medications that are available for various disease states. We have learned about erectile dysfunction,...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 16, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, HOH2020, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Originally seen on Chronic Migraine Warrior, Written by Jamie Valendy Reposted by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. This week, I joined a group of 174 advocates from 45 states in Washington, DC at the 13th annual Headache on the Hill lobbying initiative, which is...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 15, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, HOH2020, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, Uncategorized
Originally posted on MyBeautifulMigraine, Written by Donna Kobayashi, Reposted by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. What was our mission? Addressing and ending the headache doctor shortage. The US has less than 1/6 the number of headache doctors it needs. By passing...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 15, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, HOH2020, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Originally posted on Migraine Chronicles, Written by Nikki Sf, Reposted by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. This year I was honored to attend the 13th annual Headache on the Hill as a patient advocate. I traveled to Washington D.C. along with 179 patient advocates,...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 14, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, HOH2020, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Wow!! What an awesome experience! We had an all time high attendance with 179 advocates from 45 states being represented. I also don’t want to forget all of the caregivers who were there to support their...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 3, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Deborah Bloom, for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. How do you feel before seeing a new neurologist or headache specialist? What thoughts go through your head as you anticipate going to meet a new neurologist or headache specialist? For me it had become...
