My Story…
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My personal experience with migraine has empowered me to become a thriving patient advocate and caregiver. Migraine has affected my life since birth, as my mother was severely debilitated and spent many days in bed and I was left to care for my younger siblings and working father. I became chronic at age 25, reverted to episodic after my first child, and became chronic again at age forty-five.
I have 3 daughters and 2 inherited migraine. My youngest, Sydney, had to drop out of high school in 11th grade. She did not attend her prom, nor walk at her graduation with her peers. As a parent, watching her live in her dark bedroom for a year was the most devastating event of my life.
You would not know I am in chronic pain with other disabling symptoms because migraine is invisible. And therein lies one reason for the stigma that I face, along with others I know.
No donation is too small! We need more research for this disease.
Thank you!
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Oct 17 | Suzanne and David Hastings | $106.00 |
Sep 13 | Adam & Anne Fischer | $265.00 |