Tag: #youneedcommunity
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What is Chronic Migraine Awareness Day and Why Does it Matter?
Written By Catherine Charrett-Dykes Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Every June during National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. (CMA, Inc.) works hard to spread awareness and education for the four million people living with chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is not just a headache, it’s not all in our heads, and affects every…
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Advocacy Spotlight: Alicia Wolf
Written by Jenn Heater Originally seen on MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org Alicia Wolf was sitting in the driver’s seat of her parked car filled with a bunch of her co-workers when she felt like she was being propelled forward. It was that moment that solidified that, in addition to the months of dizziness she had been experiencing, that…
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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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You Need Community; Jamie’s Journey
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 chronic-daily and debilitating. At the time, my support system was made up of my…
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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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