Category: Migraine Community
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Lucy’s Story; Longing to be Pain Free
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. would like to thank Lucy for sharing her story. *TRIGGER WARNING* This blog post contains material of a highly sensitive nature including ‘thoughts of suicide’ that may be triggering for some individuals. Hello, my name is Lucy, I have lived with Chronic Migraine daily for the past 39 years. Every morning…
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Kayley’s Story: When Chronic Migraine Derailed My Life
Chronic Migraine Awareness would like to thank Kayley for sharing her story with us. I would like to share my story, I’m just a normal, young married, working mother of 2 amazing boys ages fourteen and ten. I have always been on the go, busy and never suffered any real ill health. That was until…
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Mita’s Story
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. would like to thank Mita for sharing her story. I am a 42-year-old multidisciplinary artist and podcast hostess. I use Pacing and Creative Coping strategies to get through life with chronic migraines and other chronic conditions. Quick Backstory: I grew up with tension headaches and occasional migraine. Following a whiplash injury…
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Charlotte’s Story
Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. would like to thank Charlotte for sharing her story. I am thirty-four and live in the United Kingdom , and I have had Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) for 24 years. I have never found my triggers or medications that help, yet. I have been in hospital a few times for a couple…
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Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month: A Focus on Migraine
By Erica Nicole Carrasco, Achy Smile This article was first published on September 15, 2022 at https://achysmile.com September 15 – October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States Today, September 15, kicks off National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month. I want to begin this month of recognition by bringing awareness to the Hispanic/Latino migraine…
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Getting To Know CMA’s Blog Director; Kristi’s Story
I am Kristi Estep and I am the Blog Director for Chronic Migraine Awareness, I also work from home for Discover Financial Services and Tori Belle Cosmetics. My husband and I have been married for 31 years and we have two adult daughters and four fur babies (3 dogs and a cat). I had my…
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Getting to know CMA’s Director of ARMS; Alicia’s Story
For as long as I can remember, I have lived with migraine disease. Except that, growing up, I didn’t know that’s what it was because no one took me seriously. I was finally diagnosed after my son was born in 2000, when I almost immediately became chronic. Currently, I am considered chronic, intractable status migrainosus,…
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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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