Category: Migraine Community
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Here we Grow Again
Today marks one year since I became the Blog Manager for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Time has flown by! I have learned so much about blogging while running this blog! It has been fun and at times I have been frustrated with myself, but I wouldn’t change anything about this opportunity that was handed to…
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*UPDATE July 20, 2020* You Need Community; A New Treatment Option.
Written By Nancy Harris-Bonk Presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. * Disclaimer * CMA does not endorse this or any product. Here’s a great offer for people with migraine disease during National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month – Therancia, the makers of Nerivio® are offering a $50 rebate for new prescriptions dispensed during June 2020.…
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Know Yourself: Life with Chronic Migraine
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. is Pleased to Present This Article Written By Sheena LaMontagne As I sit here now typing I can feel the pain starting to creep in. The slight pulse starting. But I must write, for myself and for others. With coffee in one hand, and my other on the keyboard silently praying…
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A Tribute to Susan Jillian Smith
Written By Jane Litwin Taylor and Jeannette Rotondi Sadly, the migraine and headache disorders community mourns the death of Susan Jillian Smith. Susan was a strong and supportive advocate and one of the founders of Brain Wreck Rebels (BWR) which includes 1,000+ members and 5 support groups. “For the past 5 years Susan put all…
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What is Chronic Migraine Awareness Day and Why Does it Matter?
Written By Catherine Charrett-Dykes Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Every June during National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. (CMA, Inc.) works hard to spread awareness and education for the four million people living with chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is not just a headache, it’s not all in our heads, and affects every…
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Advocacy Spotlight: Alicia Wolf
Written by Jenn Heater Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Alicia Wolf was sitting in the driver’s seat of her parked car filled with a bunch of her co-workers when she felt like she was being propelled forward. It was that moment that solidified that, in addition to the months of dizziness she had been experiencing, that…
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You Need Community
Written by Alexis Ziegler Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Happy National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. The phrase “I am not alone” is used quite a bit in the migraine and headache communities. When I was first diagnosed with migraine disease, I did think I was somewhat alone. I really know anyone who had migraine too…
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I Have Found my Community through Migraine
Written By – Kristen Estep Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org I have had migraine since the age of 12, I had headaches before that for most of my childhood but did not receive a diagnosis until adulthood. My migraines remained episodic until July 2016, when I became chronic intractable. I had been ignorant about what migraine…
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How My Community Helps Me Cope with Migraine Depression
Written by Erica Carrasco, aka Achy Smile Presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Back in the olden days…well more like 16 years ago…when my migraine attacks turned into a limping, stuttering, one-eyed, drooling monster I knew of no one living through the same kind of symptoms I was. I was a mystery to all the…
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Future Migraine and Headache Advocates
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TAKING THE LEAD IN ADVOCATING FOR THOSE WITH MIGRAINE AND OTHER AND HEADACHE DISORDERS Written By Peggy Artman Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Migraine and other headache disorders can begin well before adulthood. For Robert Pushis, his migraine attacks started at the age of seven. Robert had symptoms of migraine that included aura,…
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