I don’t know what I’d do without my Cefaly @cefaly_official … it makes life with #ChronicMigraine more manageable. It’s hard for some people to understand that Chronic Migraine is more than just a headache… it is a genetic neurological disorder… the neurological storm🌩 I’m determined to smile through.

I may bend, I may cry, I may spend many, many, many hours alone in my bed, and every cell in my body may scream in pain, but I will not break. I grow.🌳 I thrive.🧘🏻‍♀️ I love with all my heart & soul.💓

We’ve just returned from a visit to the North East to visit family. Cefaly was with me every day. There were days during our 9 day visit when I felt I couldn’t get out of bed or follow through with plans. However, an hour break with Cefaly and a lay down, and I could rise. I also kept my unit accessible during the drive: 2 days about 12 hours a day to and from… Cefaly helped when medicines could not fix it all.

Cefaly is not inexpensive. But I’ve saved for it, turned in older units for discount, and used coupons. It’s a one-time cost with only electrodes needing replacement. It provides an intense “electrical feel” stimulation to the trigeminal nerve, and I can feel the sensation moving up my head and down my face and nose. It helps me relax, it counters the pain, and it helps my medication work better. One round of treatment lasts approximately one hour. Sometimes, I do 2 treatments at a time.

People with migraine have hypersensitive nervous systems that over-react to stimuli, causing pain and neurological dysfunction. The trigeminal nerve- a multi- branched nerve in the head and face -is the major conductor of migraine pain.

From: Cefaly.com

During this Migraine Awareness Month of June, I am acutely aware of all the tools I need and use to manage my disorder these last 17 years of diagnosis.

My prayers & thoughts are with you all.

#ChronicMigraineAwareness #MigraineAwarenessmonth #cefaly #cefalyselfie #Chronicillness