Owning Occipital Neuralgia

By Tiffany -  On my oldest daughter's first day of 1st grade in August 2015, I got the worst migraine (or so I thought it was a migraine) I had ever had. I had just picked up my oldest daughter from school with my 2 year old daughter in tow and I could feel something …

Me, Migraines, and My Brain Injuries

By Wanda -  When I was young they called me clumsy, if something bad was going to happen, it happened to me, and it happened on a large scale. I'm an all or nothing girl, always have been, and always will be. I can't remember a time without headaches and pain; here is my migraine journey... …

My Story: The Journey with Chronic Pain

By Jeannette - My journey with chronic migraine began in 2007 just before my 30th birthday. I had completed my Masters in Social Work, with honors, while working in a community outpatient mental health program and had passed all my licensing exams. I had started working in another outpatient program and was clocking hours toward my …

A Glimpse into a Severe Migraine Attack: The Mental Anguish

By Alisha -  If you know someone, and by someone, I mean a relative, co-worker, friend, or even a boss, then the chances are pretty good you know someone with migraines. Now there are quite a few different kinds of migraines and just like having friends over, you can have one or more kinds simultaneously. …

My Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine Experience

By Wanda - We were coming home from vacation, driving across Virginia, the first time it happened. I thought perhaps it was just the remnants of the last migraine combined with the drive through the mountains. When it became a struggle to keep driving - literally to go in a straight line - we stopped for …

Migraine Life with Diet & Chemical Sensitivities

By Emily - If you’ve read my about me page you might already know I have not had a migraine since last fall. I have had some close calls with auras and other prodrome symptoms -- defined as the first beginning stage of a migraine attack -- without the headache phase to follow, as well as …

Migraine & Headache Awareness Month 2017

By: Jorie -  Mantra: "When "I" is replaced by "we," even "illness" becomes "wellness." - Malcolm X   *buzz, buzz, buzz* My alarm breaks me out of an agitated sleep. I can’t see, but not because it’s dark. The room is lit up dimly with soft morning sunlight, but my head is pierced with pain on one side, …