Behind every flag is a person. Behind every story is a fight for recognition, care, and a national response to a public health crisis that has been overlooked for too long.
Your story matters. Adding your story to the bank helps put a face on the millions of people affected by migraine and headache disorders. With your permission, your story may be featured on this site, in advocacy materials, or in Congressional testimony and media coverage.
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“I remember being thankful I didn’t have anything in the apartment to take my life because I didn’t think I had the will power to resist utilizing it. And as much as I wanted the attack to end, I didn’t want my life to end.”
“My days consisted of medication, insurance battles, ER visits and hospitalizations.”
“It’s important to have people around you who understand. You need a team.”
“I had migraine my whole life but I just didn’t know it until way later until residency.”
“I began withdrawing from family and friends and really suffering in silence.”
“I developed pediatric migraine at age 8. I am able to both sympathize and empathize with my patients and so I’ve been inspired to pursue a career in headache medicine.”
“We almost lost my son.”
“I have tried over 70 different medications to treat my migraine disease.”
Cluster Headache Patient, New Jersey
Retired 9/11 FDNY Hero
“The doctors were giving with opioids and I got hooked on those… nothing was working anymore. I couldn’t cope with the pain.”
“New Daily Persistent Headache completely put me to a halt. It’s impacted relationship, friendships, every aspect of my life.”
“I experienced my first migraine in kindergarten and was formally diagnosed in 3rd grade.”
“I had to miss out on a ton of stuff like family gatherings, weddings, just so many big events in my life.”
“…it was like being poked in the eye with an ice pick every day for months. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t go to school.”
Chronic Migraine Patient and Caregiver, South Carolina
“There is a very high suicide rate because there are not a lot of treatments.”
Indigenous Migraine Patient and Clinician, New York
Behind every flag is a person. Behind every story is a fight for recognition, care, and a national response to a public health crisis that has been overlooked for too long.
Your story matters. Adding your story to the bank helps put a face on the millions of people affected by migraine and headache disorders. With your permission, your story may be featured on this site, in advocacy materials, or in Congressional testimony and media coverage.
An installation by the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and The Headache Alliance, raising visibility and demanding action on migraine and headache disorders.
