by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Jul 7, 2021 | Children and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Emily Bregal for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I was once a person that only knew the term headache as most people do. I did not know what was actually about to happen. I always have had headaches growing up. As a child in the Caribbean, fun in the sun...
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...
by Kristen Estep | Apr 13, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Disparity in Healthcare, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
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...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Mar 15, 2021 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Stephanie for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc I have started writing this so many times. It is so hard to put into words how disabling migraine attack is, without it sounding like a bad headache. I thought long and hard about how I would explain it in this...
