Migraine Awareness Month #16: Lead, follow or get out of the way
Here at Migraine.com we’re participating in the National Migraine Awareness Month Blogging Challenge during the month of June. All of the patient advocates are taking turns to cover the prompts, and...
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Migraine Awareness Month #18: The Price Is Right
Today’s National Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompt is: What one thing would you do for the Migraine community if money were no issue? Now, this is an easy one! I’d fund Migraine research!...
View ArticleMigraine Awareness Month #20: Run, Forest, Run!
Here at Migraine.com we’re participating in the National Migraine Awareness Month Blogging Challenge during the month of June. All of the patient advocates are taking turns to cover the prompts, and...
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Migraine Awareness Month #21: Shaking in My Boots
Today’s Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompt is: What’s your biggest Migraine related fear? How do you cope with it? My biggest Migraine related fear is that my Migraines will cause my...
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Migraine Awareness Month #24: Dear Genie
Today’s Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompt is: Put together a wish list for your life. Whoa! Now this could be really fun. The temptation is to wish for everything I’ve ever wanted, but I...
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Migraine Awareness Month #27: In my Head and Heart
Today’s Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompt is: Who inspires you to keep trying and not give up, despite your Migraines? I’m glad this one didn’t say it was limited to one person because...
View ArticleMigraine Milestones: Exciting Announcements For Patients
The month of June has been incredibly busy with Migraine Awareness month and I hope you’ll join me in sharing some amazing news! As you may have noticed, the patient advocates here at Migraine.com have...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to People Without Migraine
I have a migraine attack 28 days a month. I tell you this not for pity or shock value, but to beg for a smidgen of your comprehension. I want you to understand that migraine is not a bad headache, but...
View Article5 Guidelines for Questioning Your Doctors About Migraine Treatments
In the chronic illness community we talk a lot about how to be empowered patients who work as partners with our health care providers to make the very best decisions about our care and treatments. One...
View Article21 Super *Kool* Things about Chronic Migraine
It’s true there are still people around me that don’t understand what my life is actually like with chronic Migraine. I’ve been chronic since the mid ‘90’s so I’ve pretty much given up trying to make...
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Comment to FDA About Migraines – NOW
From now until November 1, we all have the opportunity to submit comments to the FDA about living with Migraine and other headache disorders. The opportunity to submit comments is in conjunction with a...
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Meeting Report – Comment to FDA on Migraines by November 1
Recently, I told you about the opportunity to submit comments about living with Migraine and other headache disorders to the FDA as they prepare to implement their patient-focused drug development...
View ArticleMigraine Pet Peeves: Coverage on Doctor TV Shows
While on one hand it’s theoretically great for the mainstream media to increase the public profile of migraine disease, we want any information they share to be accurate. Unfortunately most of what...
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Heart Disease & Migraine: Go Red for Women 2013
The connection between heart disease and migraine has been under recognized for years. But as more research about heart disease and migraine becomes available, including a recent study showing that...
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American Headache & Migraine Association: AHMA patient group officially launched
The wait is over! It is with great pleasure that I announce the official launch of the American Headache and Migraine Association (AHMA), the new patient branch of the American Headache Society and a...
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Headache on the Hill 2013: Migraine is Prevalent, Costly, Neglected
Last Tuesday, April 9, 2013, I was honored to represent myself and the rest of the Migraine and Headache Disorders community on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, at the sixth annual Headache on the Hill...
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Migraine and Headache Reseach Impacted by Headache on the Hill
Having just arrived home from representing Migraine and headache patients at this year’s Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA) Headache on the Hill (HOH) event, it’s appropriate to share with...
View ArticleAnnouncing Miles for Migraine In Your Town
Miles for Migraine is 501c3 nonprofit who produces races in support of migraine and headache awareness (usually a 5K/10K Run and 2-Mile Walk). Our Race Series was launched in San Francisco in 2008 and...
View ArticleDiscussing Migraine: Strategies that may help
Being able to talk to others about what we’re going through is a very human need. But not every person is our lives is equally equipped to hear about our experiences with... READ MORE
View ArticleHeadache on the Hill 2014 Preview
Weather permitting (knock on wood), I’ll be leaving for Washington DC this Sunday to participate in the 2014 Headache on the Hill event. Headache on the Hill is an annual lobbying event... READ MORE
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