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Living With Trigeminal Nueralgia

Learn about living with chronic pain, procedures, medications, Lisa’s medical journey, and hope.

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Advocating on Capital Hill for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Advocating is huge. You want change to happen, you have to ask for it. I tell my kids you never know what will happen unless you ask and put yourself out there. I was excited and nervous to attend. I couldn’t let the constant barrage of ‘what if’s’ take over. What if my pain becomes so bad I cannot talk? What if my face is so red everyone just stares at me? What if I stumble on my words? What if my body shuts down and I can’t continue? More importantly, I tried to focus on what if I tried and I helped make a difference?

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