Article: Discovering community: A young woman with migraine finds support online

Andy · Dec 4, 2017

<sarcasm> Doesn't she understand that this just reinforces her false illness beliefs???

For Lindsay Ballard, a 28-year-old from Colchester, VT, living with migraine has meant sacrificing things that many people take for granted. Whether missing school, struggling to hold a steady job, or dealing with strains on personal relationships, Lindsay’s battle with chronic migraine has led to feelings of loneliness and isolation.

But rather than withdraw or feel sorry for herself, Lindsay has used the internet to make connections and build new relationships. Through blogs, online groups, and social media, she has found a supportive community who not only share her struggles, but have encouraged and empowered her to share her own experience.

Wrestling with the symptoms of migraine is something Lindsay has been familiar with from an early age. But it was when she became a teenager that the disease began having a major impact on her life. “I started missing a lot of school,” she says. “I spent most of my time playing catch-up because I was sick so often. My peers knew something was wrong, but I never really talked about it, which took a toll on some of my closer relationships. It was hard for me to just be a normal teenager.”

Now, as a student working toward a Master’s in Public Health, as well as Certification as a Health and Wellness Coach, Lindsay is doing her best to manage migraine attacks that have become more frequent and severe than ever before. “I’m completing my degree online, which means I can do coursework whenever I feel well,” she says. “But my condition is chronic and it prevents me from working. I just don’t know when symptoms are going to happen.”
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TiredSam · Dec 4, 2017

The article ends with:

Visit SpeakYourMigraine.com and check out the Migraine Impact Assessment tool, designed to help those living with migraine better communicate the impact of the disease with doctors, coworkers, family and friends.
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I tried clicking on the link but 4 different browsers wouldn't open it because it's unsafe. I wanted to see if the Migraine Impact Assessment tool recommended any specific products, seeing as I noticed this at the top of the article:

Which I think means "this is an advert".

Is this the second advert dressed up as a news article this evening, or am I becoming an old cynic?

Allele · Dec 5, 2017

Not to mention, how on earth is it newsworthy or even breathworthy that people are finding support online in 2017?
"Woman Finds Adding Sugar To Tea Makes It Taste Sweeter".

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