by Kristen Estep | Jun 15, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written By Nicole Safran Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org When I first was first diagnosed with chronic migraines after an accident, my family longed to understand what I was experiencing. Many did not know much about migraines prior to me being...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 13, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written By Jamie Valendy Presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. My journey has a clear before and after line: October 2008. I was in a car accident, which involved a concussion and resulted in post-traumatic headache and migraine disease immediately becoming...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 11, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written by Kristen Estep Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Gina’s first memory of migraine was when she was about 5 years old, however her mother tells her that she has shied away from all light since birth, and was an extremely colicky baby, so...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 9, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written By Peggy Artman for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. When I was first diagnosed with migraine, there were only a few resources available. It took me so long to get an accurate diagnosis, but my doctors didn’t educate me on my disease. They prescribed a...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 6, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written By Eula Moore-Marshall Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Upon joining the U.S. Army Reserves, I always kept in mind the possibility of going to war. As far as migraine goes, I was familiar with bad headaches, but I’d never felt as...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 5, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, MHAM2020, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life
Written By Angela Dotson for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. Why is community so important, whether in real life or online? Humans are herd animals. We need other people. We need family or friends (and pets) to lean on in hard times, or to help in hard times. We also...
