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I’ve Lived with Migraine Since Childhood. Advocacy Helps Me Fight Through the Pain.

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As told to Shannon Shelton MillerEven though I was eight when I was officially diagnosed with migraine, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have severe headaches.My sensitivity to the lights and sounds in elementary school led to sudden severe headaches, nausea and vomiting. I’d also get terrible headaches playing at recess or having any kind of physical exertion.My mother had migraine as a child, so because of her history and because my parents were very proactive, they took me to the pediatrician to be evaluated. My father, who had worked in community health in New York City, also insisted...

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