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Getting to know CMA’s Co-Director of Admins; Elizabeth’s Story
Elizabeth Arant has been a migraine patient for over 30 years and a chronic migraine patient for over 20 years. While having chronic migraine she received her Undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Nursing. Although she is not practicing Nursing at this time, she volunteers her time with various headache and migraine groups to increase awareness…
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Chronic Migraine Awareness, The First Ten Years
Written for Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (MHAM), and shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness June 29, 2012 Where were you? What were you doing? Can you remember? I sure don’t! But if you ask Catherine Charrett-Dykes where she was, she vividly remembers. June 29 is the day that Chronic Migraine Awareness held its very first…
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Getting to know CMA’s COO & VP; Nancy’s Story
Nancy Harris Bonk, the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc, is a patient leader and educator who has been helping those living with migraine disease since 2003. She developed episodic migraine disease during puberty. Then, in December 1996, Nancy slipped and fell on a patch of black ice in her…
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Getting to know CMA Directors; Gina’s Story
I have had migraine for as long as I can remember. Migraine has been a part of my life for nearly all of it, which is well over 40 years! I became chronic daily 19 years ago and my currently diagnosis is chronic intractable migraine with aura. I have been spreading migraine awareness as well…
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Getting to know CMA Directors; Julie’s Story
I’m Julie Tazzia. I’ve been living with migraine for over half a century. I wasn’t diagnosed, however, until about 14 years after my attacks began. I started out episodic, but gradually became chronic. Both of my daughters have migraine as well. Of all the things to inherit from me, it had to be migraine! I…
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Getting to know CMA Directors; Beth’s Story
Hello CMA friends! My name is Beth. I joined the CMA team about a year and a half ago when they started a series of short surveys. I’ll admit that after the first one, I couldn’t help myself from reaching out with some feedback on ways to improve it. I ended up signing on to…
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Chronic Migraine Awareness; Get to know us!
The anniversary of Chronic Migraine Awareness is June 29, 2022 and I thought that it would be nice for all of you to get to know our staff a little better. With that being said, our next series of blog posts will help you to get to know each of us and what drives our…
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Black Men Have Migraine Too
Written by Jaime Sanders and originally published on TheMigraineDiva.com Generously shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness I was extremely amazed and humbled by how many people reached out to me after the Good Morning America segment aired that featured my story. To say it was overwhelming would be a gross understatement. The vast majority of comments,…
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What does it mean to be inclusive?
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc The dictionary defines inclusive as; Including or covering all of the services, facilities or items normally expected or required. Not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. Aiming to provide equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might be excluded or…
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Becky’s Migraine Story
Written by Becky Briese for Chronic Migraine Awareness My name is Becky Briese and this is my story. I have had migraine and headache since I was eleven years old, but I was not diagnosed as chronic until my late twenties. I had lived in Wisconsin my whole life and found that weather changes were…
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