Tag: #chronicmigraineawareness
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Charlotte’s Story
Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. would like to thank Charlotte for sharing her story. I am thirty-four and live in the United Kingdom , and I have had Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) for 24 years. I have never found my triggers or medications that help, yet. I have been in hospital a few times for a couple…
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Celebrating our Care Partners; Carla’s Story
Written by Carla Joos for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I would love to tell you about my better half, my partner, my husband of 40 years, the only man I have loved My caretaker Alan. We have been together for fourty years and in that time I…
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Celebrating our Care Partners; Cynthia’s story
Written by Cynthia Cooper for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I may be the unluckiest girl health wise, but damn am I blessed with my husband. He didn’t quite know what chronic illness world he was getting into when he met me. I was just shy of turning 21 when we first started dating. My now…
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Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month: A Focus on Migraine
By Erica Nicole Carrasco, Achy Smile This article was first published on September 15, 2022 at https://achysmile.com September 15 – October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States Today, September 15, kicks off National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month. I want to begin this month of recognition by bringing awareness to the Hispanic/Latino migraine…
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Advocacy Beats Stigma
“Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils normal identity.” Quote ~ Erving Goffman In the last few years, I haven’t encountered much stigma, and to be fair, I don’t work outside the home. Due to the high levels of head pain and other migraine symptoms, I don’t even leave my house…
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Getting to Know Catherine Charrett-Dykes; CMA’s Founder and President
Catherine Charrett-Dykes is President, founder and CEO of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. established in 2009 and in 2012 it received non-profit status. CMA currently has over 50,000 members on social media and includes various online support and education groups. Other programs and initiatives include ARMS Advocates Removing Migraine Stigma, Support Squad, Triage Kit, Care Partners…
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Getting to know CMA’s Director of ARMS; Alicia’s Story
For as long as I can remember, I have lived with migraine disease. Except that, growing up, I didn’t know that’s what it was because no one took me seriously. I was finally diagnosed after my son was born in 2000, when I almost immediately became chronic. Currently, I am considered chronic, intractable status migrainosus,…
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Getting to know CMA’s Co-Director of Admins; Elizabeth’s Story
Elizabeth Arant has been a migraine patient for over 30 years and a chronic migraine patient for over 20 years. While having chronic migraine she received her Undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Nursing. Although she is not practicing Nursing at this time, she volunteers her time with various headache and migraine groups to increase awareness…
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Getting to know CMA’s COO & VP; Nancy’s Story
Nancy Harris Bonk, the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc, is a patient leader and educator who has been helping those living with migraine disease since 2003. She developed episodic migraine disease during puberty. Then, in December 1996, Nancy slipped and fell on a patch of black ice in her…
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Getting to know CMA Directors; Gina’s Story
I have had migraine for as long as I can remember. Migraine has been a part of my life for nearly all of it, which is well over 40 years! I became chronic daily 19 years ago and my currently diagnosis is chronic intractable migraine with aura. I have been spreading migraine awareness as well…
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