Category: Migraine Community
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My Impasse
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. is pleased to present The Struggle of Understanding My Migraine Disease Written By: Alexes Elizabeth It was too hot, maybe? Did I just faint on the schoolyard playground? After many hours of traveling out-of-state, it was at a park that I wondered, how much time has passed since this unexplainable occurrence?…
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Get Real About Migraine: Peggy’s Story
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. is pleased to present Part Six in our continuing series. Written by Peggy Artman My journey with migraine began when I started having what I believed to be sinus headaches. I went through a phase where I caught a lot of upper respiratory viruses, which turned into sinus infections. I had…
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Self-Care During the Covid-19 Crisis
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 products and hand and surface sanitizers. We…
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I’m already prepped, how about you?
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 lives. I’ll let you in on some…
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The Global Pandemic
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 pandemic – migraine disease. Migraine has existed for over 6000 years and impacts one…
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What Would Make Migraine Advertising Better?
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, fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Some commercials do more than inform the public there is help available, they educate people about…
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Headache on the Hill 2020; Jamie’s Story
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 organized by the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA). This was my second time participating…
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The Burden of Migraine #HOH2020; Donna’s Story
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 bill H.R.3414 and S.2892 and amending language to “approved headache fellowships,” instead of “residencies.” With so few specialists,…
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Headache on the Hill 2020; Nikki’s Story
Originally posted on Migraine Chronicles, Written by Nikki, 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, caregivers, and headache physicians to advocate for a common ‘“ask.” Although we all share a…
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Headache on the Hill 2020
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 loved ones, including Gunner the service dog. Their support was…
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