In this beautiful essay, John Ptacek describes how he’s learned to live with the pain of chronic migraine without suffering. Want to share YOUR story? Submit it here. Walking the Line Between Pain and Suffering We learn to avoid pain at an early age. We are taught that…
Thank you for your thoughtful responses on acceptance! I’ve loved seeing your thoughts on a topic so close to my heart. Only three of you balked at the idea of acceptance. For a couple of you, it was seen as as giving up the search for effective…
Do you want to share your perspective on migraine with health care providers (including headache specialists), research scientists, and patient advocates? Migraine Moments, the American Migraine Foundation’s short film competition, is your chance to do just that. According to AMF’s website, the goal of the films is…
“The most important thing I’ve done to deal with migraines emotionally is to accept that I have them and will for the rest of my life.” That’s an excerpt from Larissa’s story of life with chronic migraine, which I shared last week. It registered with…
At 30 years old, Larissa has never been able to work full time due to chronic migraine. She still works when she can with an “extremely part-time job” that takes six hours a week and sells her beautiful knit goods on her Etsy shop, Purl Knitting. Larissa is also…