Emma’s migraine story began when she started experiencing migraine attacks in the first grade. By winter of fourth grade, she was missing a significant amount of school due to her migraine disease. She was moved into online school. This was not an ideal situation for a child already coping with the challenges of the pandemic.

Life can be difficult for someone living with migraine.

In December of 2015, Ava had an accident at school that altered her trajectory, permanently. She was rehearsing a scene in her musical theater class when she slipped, fell and hit her head.