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My sister is why I do what I do. Cluster Headaches are NOT "just a headache"


http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/health/migraines-cluster-headaches-most-painful/index.html


The following is very intense and should not be viewed with littles ones in the room. My sister is a 7 year CH warrior. She is the reason why I began my work with the abler. The following was written by her.

Cluster Headaches. 
Please take a moment and research this condition (quick YouTube and/or Google search). I have been a chronic cluster headache sufferer going on 7 years now. This is THE MOST painful condition known to mankind. This is in no way an exaggeration and can not even remotely be compared to a migraine. As a chronic migraine suffer as well, I can say this without any doubt. I have anywhere from 3 to 5 attacks EVERY day. I am afraid to go to sleep every night because I know this beast will attack without warning and without mercy. 
I went to school and graduated with my BS from NYU-Poly and went on to receive my MS and graduate as Valedictorian from Full Sail University. This condition has left me exhausted and in chronic pain every day. It has prevented me from pursuing a career and a life of independence. It has derailed my life at the age of 28. But I will NOT give up and I ask you all to fight with me. 
When many hear Cluster Headaches, they assume, "Oh, it's just a headache. Take an aspirin." Or "I get migraines too. I just take a nap." Believe me when I say, this is NOT a headache. This is a pain unlike anything you've imagined or experienced. It is more painful than natural childbirth (plus it doesn't come with the reward of a child), it surpasses the pain of breaking a bone, and it is terrifying and debilitating. 
What is worse is that Cluster Headaches can be classified as an invisible illness. At times I may appear perfectly fine, but inside I am in complete agony. Just because someone doesn't "look" sick, does not mean they aren't fighting a constant battle internally. 
I am asking my friends, my family, and those of you who I may not know that well, to take just a moment out of your day and repost this article and help me raise awareness and encourage research for Cluster Headaches. I have hope and faith that I will find relief and that there will eventually be a cure. Reposting this takes less effort than that quiz you just took or that funny cat video you just watched. Please, help me bring this condition to the forefront and help stop the misconceptions of Cluster Headaches.

My sister's life depends on the medical field and the general public to start taking CH serious. lives are being altered and diminished by a monster of a disease the medical field seems to respond with simply saying, we don't know enough about it. And it is also assumed  that if we can't see it under a microscope it must be that serous or even exist at all. It does exist, and it is very serious. Please, Pay attention.  

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