Tag: #migraine
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You Need Community
Written by Alexis Ziegler Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Happy National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. The phrase “I am not alone” is used quite a bit in the migraine and headache communities. When I was first diagnosed with migraine disease, I did think I was somewhat alone. I really know anyone who had migraine too…
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I Have Found my Community through Migraine
Written By – Kristen Estep Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org I have had migraine since the age of 12, I had headaches before that for most of my childhood but did not receive a diagnosis until adulthood. My migraines remained episodic until July 2016, when I became chronic intractable. I had been ignorant about what migraine…
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Future Migraine and Headache Advocates
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TAKING THE LEAD IN ADVOCATING FOR THOSE WITH MIGRAINE AND OTHER AND HEADACHE DISORDERS Written By Peggy Artman Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Migraine and other headache disorders can begin well before adulthood. For Robert Pushis, his migraine attacks started at the age of seven. Robert had symptoms of migraine that included aura,…
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Getting the Family Involved – Ways Loved Ones Can Spread the Word
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 diagnosed, only hearing the words “migraine” or “headache” in passing, let alone all the complexities…
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Advocate Spotlight – Gina Fabrizio
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 she may have actually suffered since birth. She states that her symptoms…
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You Need Community; Finding Hope Again
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 preventive medication and an abortive medication, but that was all…
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Migraine as a Member of the Armed Forces
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 though my brain was trying to escape my skull. I’m a (Ret) female combat…
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Migraine and Headache Awareness Month: You Need Community…
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 need other people to celebrate the…
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You Need Community MHAM
Written By Alexandria M. Srbinovski for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Overview It was a spring day in April and I was only only 28 years old. I woke up around 2am with a horrible migraine- a pain that I never had before. I remember sitting on the end of the couch as the pain seeped…
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Why Building Community is Important to Me
Jeannette Rotondi’s Story Written by Kristen Estep Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Background Jeannette Rotondi has had migraine disease for 11 years. Shortly after they began her migraine attacks became intractable. Jeannette was newly married, had just purchased a home and was working toward her clinical licensure as a social worker. Life came to a halt,…
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