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Bob Wold

A Cluster what? Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.

Elizabeth is Finding Community in Chronic Pain

Chronic pain and migraines are an isolating medical condition. One of the most important things that I have found to help me with this sense of isolation is connections within the migraine community and within advocacy groups. I know how difficult it can be to reach out to others for help and support, but this has been a literal life saver for me.

Julie Tazzia

THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE. Almost five decades. That’s how long I’ve had migraine disease.

Julie Fleck

Life with migraine is like living on standby. Standby by nature may be viewed as negative, like the standby passenger all disheveled after sleeping 3 days in the airport. But standby is also one who is ready to deploy, jump into action, and last but not least – a person that is available especially in emergencies.

Dianna Stephaine Alvarez

I am Dianna Stephaine Alvarez. I was born in 1996. I live with my parents and I’m an only – not lonely – child. I have not told my story yet. Why? Depression, anxiety, hopelessness, frustration, and not seeing that treatments were helping me. It pains me to tell my story because it doesn’t have a happy ending. My doctor told me, “Your story might not have a happy ending, but it doesn’t define who you are.” Whoever takes the time to read this, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Recipient of The 2018 Seymour Diamond, M.D. Lectureship Award: Timothy T. Houle, Ph.D.

The Seymour Diamond, M.D. Lectureship Award is presented annually to the author of the most significant paper in headache published during the previous year. The 2018 recipient is Dr. Timothy T. Houle, Ph.D., based on his paper “Forecasting Individual Headache…

Recipient of The 2018 National Headache Foundation Lectureship Award Mia T. Minen, M.D., M.P.H.

The National Headache Foundation has announced the recipient of its 2018 Lectureship Award: Dr. Mia T. Minen, M.D., M.P.H. This honor was created to preserve the highest level of neurobiological research and advancement in medicine today. Recipients of the award…

Seasonal Allergies or Chronic Headache? Here are the Differences.

With spring comes warmer weather, rain showers, fresh flowers and the dreaded seasonal allergy symptoms. Frequent sneezing and itchy eyes are common this time of year, and some people may even experience intensified or continual migraine. It’s important to know,…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Synder

I’ve had my headaches as long as I can remember and I am now 70. About 25 years ago, I went to a headache clinic at the University of Utah, where they diagnosed me with multiple headache syndrome, (vascular, Cluster,…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Carol

I have just read the stories online today, and so many were just like mine. I have suffered for over 30-years with chronic vascular migraines. The only answer is to consider a comprehensive headache clinic. Because I am in the…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Pat

I’ve been an NHF member for many years and find the newsletter informative and encouraging. During this time I was successful in managing my hormonal-related migraines with the regular use of depo provera, but that was years ago, now my…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Sandi

I am 62-years old and have had chronic migraine since at least 7-years old, although they could have begun before that time. 62 years ago no one paid attention to a child with headaches except to give me aspirin, Excedrin,…

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