Migraine & Headache Awareness Month Blog
For the second year in a row, we will feature daily blog posts from the headache disease community. You hear and learn from seasoned advocates and those who are speaking up for the very first time. We encourage you to read and share the entries below via your personal social media channels. You can do so using the buttons at the bottom of each blog entry. Thank you for your support of all of these bloggers. Sharing your personal story is a great way to become an advocate. If interested in sharing your own story, find out which CHAMP participants offer those opportunities
The views expressed in these posts do not necessarily reflect the position or views of CHAMP or MigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth.org.
New Era for All: Developments in Headache Treatment
As the 2021 MHAM theme focuses on A New Era of Care, it’s important that we recognize what is taking place for…
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Migraine in a Time of Coronavirus
I wake up naturally these days and have time for coffee on the porch. I can listen to the birds, watch the…
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Nerve Stimulation for Migraine: My Experience With gammaCore
After living with chronic migraine for more than 25 years and trying more than five dozen medications, I didn’t have much expectation…
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Bringing Visibility to an Invisible Illness
From a young age, we learn not to judge a book by its cover, yet inherently it’s something most of us do…
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Fathers With Migraine
Often thought of as a woman’s disease, migraine impacts more than 300 million men worldwide. Many are fathers. Too many struggle undiagnosed…
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Disparities in Migraine: Deborah Y. Turk’s Experience
I have been living with migraine disease for more than 25 years. My disease went from episodic migraine to my current diagnosis…
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Why It’s Important for Caregivers to Show Their Support
Three Ways I Show My Support as a Caregiver My son, Nate, was 10 years old when I was initiated into the…
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Volunteering Led To A New Career
Migraine doesn’t define me, but it’s had a larger than desired impact on my life. More than once in my career, I…
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My Decision to Start a New Migraine Treatment
Dawn of a New Era for Migraine Treatment Options In 2018, the dawn of a new era of care for migraine disease…
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Volunteering Renewed the Spark Inside Me
Looking back at my life, I’ve always loved to help people. Growing up, I was a lifeguard. Parents entrusted me with their…
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Navigating the World as a Queer Black Migraine Patient
You’re always told, “If you’re not feeling good, go to the doctor; they’ll take care of you.” For many marginalized groups, that’s…
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Connecting to Migraine Communities
What was your world like prior to March 2020? Were you working outside of your home? Getting together with friends and family?…
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