by Kristen Estep | Mar 2, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Originally posted on SparklyAura.com Written by Kristen Estep Before chronic migraine if you saw me out in public, you might have looked at me & thought I had it all together. I probably would’ve had a smile on my face, my hair done, dressed nice. “It...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 21, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
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,...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 3, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Deborah Bloom, for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. How do you feel before seeing a new neurologist or headache specialist? What thoughts go through your head as you anticipate going to meet a new neurologist or headache specialist? For me it had become...
by Kristen Estep | Dec 19, 2019 | Advocacy and Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, stigma
Originally posted on MyBeautifulMigraine January 16, 2018 Written by Donna Kobayashi It was ~2009 and I was still learning to cope with my migraine changes. I was very clueless about Chronic Migraine as I knew no one with the disease. I was fighting my pants off...
by Kristen Estep | Dec 12, 2019 | Advocacy and Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, stigma
In late March, after I crawled back to my bed from the bathroom, I finally felt well enough to attempt to crawl down the stairs. My mother-in-law was visiting that day. She visited once a week and would sit in the dark with me. I will love her forever for the kindness...
by Kristen Estep | Dec 6, 2019 | Mental Health and Migraine, stigma
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. is pleased to present Part 1 of Greta A. Tramwood’s emotional story. Hi, how are you? You’re good? that’s great… how am I, you ask? I’m fine … well, I’m not really fine, I’m not even OK. Not even close to OK. You see, on...
