No one understands the experience of migrane

Here's a subject close to my heart (and rather too close to my brain too).

Hearing the real experiences of other people is so important. Migraine can be so hard to diagnose and pin down. Sufferers aren't always able to just walk into a consultation and helpfully announce that they are suffering from migraines. Not having that understanding for yourself or to share with others really compounds something that is already pretty horrific for many people. I used to say i had a 'sore eye' when i was a kid and had a migraine and so I was given eye drops that did nothing whatsoever. If people ask now I say 'its what i imagine it would be like if you ran a drill through the front of my skull'. Peer to peer communication is about experiences such as migraine can have such a positive impact on people learning about their condition and how to manage it. Its such an important and positive part of the new patient journey that we can help to bring to the fore.