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Managing a Flare-Up

Let’s face it, flare-ups happen, and they can be quite miserable to say the least. My most recent one lasted about two weeks, I had horrific neck and back pain in addition to an intractable migraine. Due to COVID-19, it was a challenge to go to a doctor and receive injections right away.  I was […]

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Do I Look Sick Enough For You?

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting is battle you know nothing about” – Wendy Mass There are many predetermined beliefs about what someone who is chronically ill or someone who has a mental illness should look and act like, but #myinvisibleproject set out to change that. My chronic illnesses are not visible. I’ve heard […]

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Headache on the Hill 2020

This year I was honored to attend the 13th annual Headache on the Hill as a patient advocate. I traveled to Washington D.C. along with 179 patient advocates, caregivers, and headache physicians to advocate for a common ‘“ask.” Although we all share a common connection, migraine disease, we come from different walks of life, across […]