Today is the 16th annual Headache on the Hill event lobbying for Migraine and Headache Disorders. I recently shared a blog post about the goals of the annual Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA) lobbying event, what it means to me to be to have been involved over the years, and ways you can help […]
Vyepti (eptinezumab) is a monoclonal antibody medication that is FDA approved for prevention of Chronic Migraine (14 or more headache days a month). It blocks a protein in the brain called CGRP, which is thought to be a cause of Migraine attacks. The medication is administered by IV in a clinic setting. I’ve been receiving […]
As someone living with chronic disabling migraine for the past 20 years, the limitations of this disease have rendered me unable to practice law. By volunteering to participate in the annual Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (ADHA) lobbying event Headache on the Hill, I’ve been able to use my skills and knowledge to help advance the cause of more appropriate funding and necessary policy changes for people living with migraine and other headache disorders.
In 2022 I was invited by the American Migraine Foundation (AMF), a non-profit organization affiliated with the American Headache Society (AHS), to share an online presentation about the basics of seeking work leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for people living with Migraine.
Three of my favorite fiction reads in 2022 also happen to have phenomenal disability representation.
Despite having lived with depression myself for decades and losing loved ones to suicide, when someone very close to me showed signs of suicidal thoughts, I had absolutely no idea what to do or say. It’s such a helpless feeling.
After more than 7 years away from blogging about living with chronic migraine, I’m wading back into these waters. The landscape of online migraine advocacy has changed a great deal in the past seven years, so much so for the better, so I’d like to reintroduce myself. I initially started experiencing migraine attacks around age […]
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