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Who Else Wants to Start a Migraine Support Group?

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Start a Migraine Support Group

Of course you know that there are many other people suffering from migraine in your area.  The statistics practically guarantee it.  But do you ever talk?  Share ideas?  Combine resources?  Encourage each other?

These could be motivations for starting a support group in your area.

Support groups are found all over the world, and can be very helpful.  But there are also a lot of possible problems and issues involved.

Renee Bernau from the USA has lived through some of the pros and cons of support groups.  The good news – she wants to share her experience with you, so that you can successfully start a group in your area.

Her mini-manual, “How to Start a Support Group”, is available for free through the Migraine Research Foundation.  It discusses some ways to avoid problems, what to expect, and how to make the most of your group.

Don’t forget, you can support migraine research by giving to the Migraine Research Foundation here, or outside of the USA here.

And if you’ve started a support group, feel free to leave a comment and tell us about your experiences.

Fight Migraine with our HeadWay Community

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This September, our HeadWay community took a big step forward in the fight against migraine.  It’s time to say thank you – and to ask you to join them!

Last month those who subscribe to the free e-zine, HeadWay, were asked to support the Migraine Research Foundation.  The response was overwhelming.  Although I don’t know the exact amount that was raised, the MRF president, Cathy Glaser, wrote to say that they were “inundated” with donations.

The Migraine Research Foundation - supporting Migraine Research around the World

As many of you know, we have long supported the MRF here.  But I would like to ask you to join with the HeadWay community today to support migraine research.  If every person reading this post gave only a few dollars, it would be a huge boost to migraine research around the world.

Below is a summary (from the September edition of HeadWay) of some of the research that the Migraine Research Foundation has funded.  Action is being taken to help migraine sufferers like us, and our families.

Please give now to the Migraine Research Foundation.  If you would like to encourage others to give, you can show your support (with your name or anonymously) by donating through FirstGiving.

Thanks again to the many HeadWay subscribers who gave so generously to fight migraine!

What kind of research has the MRF funded?  Let’s take a quick look at some of the past and present research:

  • What impact does migraine have on children and teens, and how is current treatment helping? (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital)
  • How does the “cortical spreading depression” common in migraine influence migraine symptoms? (University of CA & Imperial College London)
  • Could medication based on GLYX-13 slow or even stop a migraine attack? (New York Medical College)
  • How might triptans lead to medication overuse headache? (University of New England)
  • Is a gene mutation changing how estrogen functions, leading to more migraine attacks? (Brigham Young University USA)
  • Could insulin be used in new migraine treatments to fight chronic migraine? (Chicago Medical Center)
  • How do glutamate receptor gene variants change migraine symptoms? (Institute of Genetics and Biophysics Italy)
  • Which genetic factors may impact migraine and cardivascular disease? (Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston)
  • Does a certain molecule in the body help explain how migraine becomes chronic? (University of Chicago Medical Center)
  • Could the drug ibudilast finally fight chronic migraine? (University of Adelaide, Australia)
  • How can we use inhibitory transcranial alternating current stimulation to fight migraine? (Georg-August University Germany)
  • How can we use a feature length documentary to raise awareness and promote migraine research? (Human Arts Association New York)

Note:  I do not work for, and am not officially affiliated with the Migraine Research Foundation.  Not a penny of any donation goes to me.  In fact, the MRF has reminded us that “All our operating costs are underwritten so every dollar raised goes to fund migraine research and support sufferers.“

Great News – Year End Giving to Migraine Research Foundation worth Double!

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We just got some great news from the Migraine Research Foundation!  Here’s what they write:

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, all new donations made the last week of 2012, December 26 – 31st, will be matched dollar-for-dollar to a maximum of $100,000!  That means your gift will double its value to MRF!

Your donation helps us invest in critical new research – the only way to find effective treatments, prevent migraine, and cure it!  With your help, we can continue our efforts to unlock migraine’s mysteries and help the 1 in 4 American families affected by it.

Since all of our costs are underwritten, 100% of your donation goes to fund research and support sufferers!

Let’s make the world a better place for migraineurs in 2012!  Click here to donate.

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Important Announcement – Fight Migraine with the MRF!

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For the past few months we’ve been helping to support the Migraine Research Foundation in their goal to fight migraine.  Thanks so much for your interest in the excellent research that’s going on because of the MRF.

Knowing what a great community of people we have here, I’ve taken a risk – gone out on a limb – and created a new page where we can show our support for the MRF.  Thanks to FirstGiving, we now have a page where we can give to the MRF easily.

It can be $1 – or $1000 – whatever amount you want.  But now’s your chance to give back – to fight migraine – in a real and practical way.  Let’s make sure that our children won’t suffer from migraine the way this generation has.  In fact, let’s find solutions that will help us in the near future!

Would you stop what your doing, and give to the Migraine Research Foundation?  It would mean a lot to me, and to them.

Fight Migraine with the MRF

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