I Am Not My Pain with Melissa Adams

S3E16: The Constant Juggling Act of Life with Chronic Migraine Disease- Part One


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Meet warrior, Jenny McPherson. Jenny has lived with chronic migraine disease for over forty years. During that time, she has spent tens of thousands of dollars even with insurance to treat her disease including Botox, many different medications, treatments, and even migraine surgery. Jenny spends her days juggling life as a contracts professional working for an aerospace company and mother while managing the before, during, or after of a migraine attack. Listen to Part One as Jenny shares her story, her experience with handling her expensive treatments, and the difficulties in deciding when to take her rescue medicine. To learn about Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy, go to https://allianceforheadacheadvocacy.org/ and to learn about brain donation, go to https://hbtrc.mclean.harvard.edu/.

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I Am Not My Pain with Melissa AdamsBy Melissa Adams