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7 December 2018

In the USA? Enter to win $100. (And something for everyone.)

Everybody likes free things – this is something free, plus the chance to win something else free.

First, and this is for every human with internet access, not just those in the USA, the National Headache Foundation and Med-IQ (with a grant from Allergan, Inc.) have put up a website which might be useful to you.

It’s called “Living Well With Migraines“. (Not to be confused with the book, “Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches“, which is also useful.)

The site gives a quick introduction to migraine and living with it in a series of short articles. They do give a useful overview, though they are at times pretty simplistic. There are also some practical tools – tips for talking with your boss about migraine, a tip sheet for prescription coverage, and an overview of a few migraine apps, for example.

Some of the info will be USA-specific, but a lot of it will be useful to anyone.

Now, we want some winners! Yes, you can win a $100 American Express gift card. In fact, three will be given away. All you have to do is fill out a survey – it just takes a couple of minutes. You will have to check around the website first, though, because the questions are about your response to the site itself.

So go visit the site now, check it out, and fill in the survey. And I hope that all three winners are readers of Headache and Migraine News!

Oh, you’d better hurry. You need to fill it in before the 18th of December 2018.

27 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest WINNERS!

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Thanks for all your great entries! It was so important to add an element of randomness to the winners (thanks random.org) because it would have been so hard to choose the best one.

So with a little help we do have a winner! Three winners, in fact – and all three are from different countries. 🙂

We also had some great explanations, although I should say that I only took the images into consideration, not the text below them.

My Migraine Sketches
by Debbie Johnson

First prize goes to Debbie Johnson from Chicago, IL, USA! Her entry was entitled My Migraine Sketches. I love her picture. At first it looks like nothing… some doodles… then the more you look the more descriptive the image becomes.

Well done, Debbie! You are the winner of the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera, the beautiful hardcover book Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine, and a t-shirt from the Migraine Research Foundation!

The second prize goes to Cat from London, England UK. Her entry is The Migraine Beast. She gives a simple but powerful image of an oncoming migraine attack. Click the link to see the image and Cat’s explanation.

Cat will receive the a US$20 gift certificate for amazon.com, and a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine.

Last but not least, our 3rd place winner is "the girl with the migraines" by Nicole W. of Ontario, Canada.

I have to admit, this was one of the simplest and yet most striking of all the entries. Add the title of the image, and you can see a woman who is being labeled and yet feels powerless to do anything about it due to the oppressive symptoms of migraine.

Nicole will also receive a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine.

All three winners need to send me their full names, addresses and phone numbers (none of which will be published) so that I can send them their prizes as soon as possible.

To see all of the FANTASTIC entries, visit the Express Yourself! Contest home page.

Stay tuned for the next contest! And remember, if you have something you’d like to donate for the next contest, read this. Thanks again to the Migraine Research Foundation for their donation to this contest!

Congratulations Debbie, Cat, and Nicole! Enjoy your prizes!

20 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest: A few more days to enter!

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There are just a few more days to enter the Express Yourself! Contest. The contest is open until the end of the day on Wednesday.

I’ve already talked about the very cool compact camera that I’ll be giving away. But don’t forget – there’s more!

First of all, the Migraine Research Foundation (which this site supports) has donated a t-shirt for the winner. And remember, if we have 50 or more entries, US$200 will be donated to the foundation.

But there’s more still! The winner (and if there are 20 or more entries – the winners – will also receive a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine! This is a beautiful hardcover book of migraine art and poetry that will change the way you and your friends and family view migraine.

I have a full review of Migraine Expressions which you can read here.

If there is a second place winner, they will also receive a US$20 amazon gift certificate.

So tell your artsy friends who have headache, or migraine, or cluster headache – tell your photographer friends, those who like to draw – spread the word! Let’s see 50 entries telling the world about the reality of these conditions – and let’s see more winners and more $ going to migraine research!

See the rules here, and enter now!

Note: I will be away from the internet on the last day of the contest, and for a few days afterwards. Your entry will be accepted, but it may not appear online with the others until next week. So don’t panic. 😉

17 January 2012

Want to Promote your Product?

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We talk about a lot of items here at Headache and Migraine News that we think will be useful to someone. We’ve talked about medications and supplements, machines, movies, sunglasses, and even water bottles and pillows!

Sometimes people have sent me products to review – and you’re welcome to do that (just contact me). However, today I want to talk about another great way to promote your product – give it away!

That’s right, I’m looking for companies who would like to give away their products for contests and give-aways here at Headache and Migraine News. Obviously prescription meds aren’t what I’m looking for, but there are plenty of other possibilities. The main rule here is that they have to be useful to someone with chronic headache or migraine or cluster headache.

For example, what about naturally and gently scented soaps? How about a supplement (have to be careful here – no "cures" please, and I’ll need something from a reputable source)? Or a biofeedback device? Or a special kind of ice pack? A good quality book? Even a special water bottle, or quality food product would be great. Preference given to items specifically designed for headache or migraine sufferers.

Obviously I will be picky. We don’t give away junk here. I’m looking for quality products. And in some cases I will need to have personal experience with it as well, so I know it’s of a high quality level.

Why would you want to give something away?

Haven’t you heard that to give is better than to receive? It’s great just to help people – for free! And I know that many of those who create these products really do want to help.

But there’s another reason – exposure for your product. In a contest or give away, your product is likely to be mentioned several times – on Twitter, Facebook, on this site, and in our free ezine. So we’re talking about tens of thousands of people – including over 13,000 "Likes" on Facebook and over 10,000 subscribers to our ezine.

So you can help people in two ways – give some one a free high quality product, and give others a chance to know about it and purchase it! And helping people is what we’re all about – by fighting headache and migraine. It’s about time we fought back, isn’t it?

Get involved!

If you’re interested in giving away a high quality product that will help those with chronic headache, migraine, or cluster headache, please contact me here. I may not be able to respond to all inquiries.

Note to our regular readers: We’ve had quite a few contests and give-aways here in the past. Most, if not all, have been paid for out of my own pocket. So the idea is not that I’ll stop doing that, but that we can have more contests thanks to generous sponsors.