A Lifetime of Not Being Taken Seriously By Calli Barker Schmidt Pain has been a constant in Gayle Bell’s life since...
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Preksha Gupta
Engineering a Better Life Despite Pain By Audrey Ingram Preksha Gupta is a bright, bubbly, 23-year-old mechanical...
Nisha Ray
With Multiple Diagnoses, Self-Advocacy is a Vital Tool By Kirsten Ballard When her pain was at its worst, Nisha Ray...
Finding My BFF Through Headache
By Kirsten Ballard Headache, migraine, and cluster disorders are known for a litany of isolating, unpleasant symptoms....
Finding Support from Home: The Power—and Limits—of Online Communities
By Nancy Harris Bonk and Jess Napier, Education Council for Headache Online (ECHO) Living with migraine and headache...
Event: Learn About Supplements to Manage Chronic Pain
“Building your Toolbox” is a monthly series that allows people with chronic pain to explore alternative treatment...
COVID’s Impact on migraine
by Lindsay Videnieks, JD, The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum (HMPF) and Katie M. Golden, Professional Patient As...
Making the invisible visible
The evolution of the INvisible Project. In 2010, Nicole Hemmenway was relatively new to patient advocacy. She had just...
When Health Care Hurts: Understanding Disparities in Migraine and Headache
By Emily Lemiska Imagine you arrive at the emergency room for stabbing head pain. You think it could be a migraine...
Ronetta Stokes
The 3Es of Advocacy Salt under the tongue, Vicks under the nose, hold your breath, put your feet in ice. These aren’t...
Syanne Centeno-Bloom
Turning Pain and Misdiagnoses into Advocacy Syanne Centeno-Bloom is a woman with intelligence, drive, and disarmingly...
The Barking Cat: Being a Father with Cluster Headaches
By Mark Odlum My 13-month-old daughter is “arfing” at the barking cat toy her aunt Alyssa gave her. She just learned...