Singing Her Way Through Chronic Migraine: Interview with Kristin Chenoweth
As a patient advocate and a person living with Chronic Migraine for over a decade, I was lucky to talk with Kristin about her experience with the disease as part of AbbVie’s Center Stage with Chronic Migraine Program, including how BOTOX(R) (onabotulinumtoxinA) for Chronic Migraine has helped her continue to shine on and off stage. Read on to learn more about Kristin’s experience with her first migraine attack, how migraine has impacted her work, and what treatments have worked for her.
NorbRELIEF Green Light Review
If you've been on social media recently, you may have seen the rise of green light therapy for pain relief. While it may seem new in the migraine world, the effects of green light therapy are well-documented.
Shades for Migraine Awareness, Headache Disparities and Expanding Access to Life-Changing Medications
Today is Shades for Migraine Day! It’s part of Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (#MHAM2020) to raise awareness about living with migraine. Post your photo on social media with the hashtag #shadesformigraune and challenge 3 friends!
Life Update: Looking Ahead to Headache on the Hill 2020 By Reflecting on the Past
It's been a while since I've written a blog here. In the past year, I wrote a thesis that got high honors, graduated college, moved to a new city and started a full-time job, all while navigating my life with migraine disease.
The Struggles of Writing an Undergraduate Thesis with a Chronic Illness
Yesterday, I tweeted about how writing a thesis with chronic migraine has been one of the most difficult things that I've done. It got an outpouring of love and it just so happened to be on a day that I finished the first draft of my body chapters.
Changing my Life with the Push of A Button: My Experience with Aimovig
In June of 2018, I took my first dose of Aimovig, one of the new CGRP medications. I livestreamed on facebook about taking my first dose, posted about how excited I was to try it and then haven't talked about it since.