by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Oct 28, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, RetreatMigraine 2021
Redondo Beach, California Written by Ronetta Stokes for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. Hmm… hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm Sometimes in our lives We all have pain We all have sorrow While attending RetreatMigraine in person these words...
by Kristen Estep | Oct 6, 2021 | Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. It has been quite awhile since I have written anything but I need to get some things out of my head. When I don’t write them down they play on repeat in my mind which isn’t good for my migraine or my mental...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Sep 14, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Ronetta Stokes for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. As I sit back and reflect when I first started my advocacy journey, I am truly blessed to say I am still here and will continue to fight. Migraine has not changed, nor will it change my daily routine....
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Jun 14, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, MHAM2021, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Hana Lewis for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc.Perhaps, like me, you’ve heard your neurologist say “it’s the way you’re made. You just have to learn to live with it.” I’ve seen their glazed expressions and even a shrug or two. Saying “I feel desperate” or...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 12, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Covid-19, Mental Health and Migraine, MHAM2021, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
June 12, 2021 Originally posted on MHAM and shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. What was your world like prior to March 2020? Were you working outside of your home? Getting together with friends and family? Going to sporting events, concerts, parties?...
by Kristen Estep | May 25, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. As I look back to my youth, I can honestly say that I have always had depression and anxiety, I just did not know it. In the 70’s and 80’s no one talked about these things, so I had no idea why I felt the...
