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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. UPIS MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE
AWARENESS MONTH.
AWARENESS MONTH. THE PAIN OF HEADACHES SUCH AS A
MIGRAINE CAN BE DEBILITATING.
MAKING DAILY TASKS ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE. HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A CURE AND
DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> WHEN YOU SAY LIKE MIGRAINE.
I REMEMBER WORKING WITH A
PRODUCER YEARS AGO WHO THEY
WOULD LOOK AROUND AND GO IS SHE
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? THE
HERE? THE LIGHTS WERE OFF IN HER
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. SHE'S GOT A HEADACHE AGAIN.
AND THEY'D ROLL THEIR EYES.
NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS WAS A
MIGRAINE THAT KNOCKED HER FLAT
ON HER BACK.
IT WAS AWFUL.
TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT'S
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. >>
LIKE. >> IT IS BRUTAL TRAUMATIC NERVE
CENTER PAIN BEHIND THE WHY EYE.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING
STABBED IN THE EYE.
FOR CLUSTERS IT'S ABOUT AN HOUR
AT A TIME.
IF YOU'RE LUCKY IT'S ONCE A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. FOR
DAY. FOR ME LAST YEAR IT WAS SIX OR
SEVEN TIMES A DAY FOR FOUR
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. MIGRAINES I'VE NEVER
EXPERIENCED ONE BUT I
UNDERSTAND IT'S A DIFFERENT
KIND OF PAIN.
IT GOES OVER HOURS AND DAYS AND
YOU'RE NAUSEOUS AND YOU'RE JUST
MISERABLE AND CAN'T FUNCTION.
>> I HAD AN ANEURYSM THAT BURST
AND THAT LEVEL OF PAIN IS WHAT
MY FRIENDS DESCRIBE LIKE A
MIGRAINE.
MIGRAINE.
MIGRAINE. I'M GOING TO SAY I WAS LOOKING
AT THE SECURITY GUARD IN THE
HOSPITAL THINKING CAN I GET TO
HIS GUN.
HIS GUN.
HIS GUN. THAT'S HOW BAD IT WAS.
AND SO OKAY, LET'S DESCRIBE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE HEAD.
>> THAT'S PART OF IT IS THEY
DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THERE'S SOME THEORIES.
ONE OF THE REASONS WE'VE NOT
ONLY SET UP THE FOUNDATION HERE
BUT THE WILL IRWIN RESEARCH
CENTER IS TO DO THAT PRIMARY
RESEARCH AND TREAT PATIENTS SO
THAT THEY CAN REALLY UNCOVER
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WHAT'S HAPPENING. THERE'S SOME THEORIES, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> YOU CAN'T REALLY COME UP
WITH A CURE F YOU WILL, UNTIL
YOU KNOW WHAT THE GENESIS IS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> WILL IRWIN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
AT THE AGE OF 24 TO ESCAPE THE
CONSTANT PAIN.
CONSTANT PAIN. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I HATE TO SAY THAT I
UNDERSTAND THAT FEELING AT THAT
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SO
TIME. SO WE'VE GOT TO TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE'VE COME A WAYS IN TERMS OF
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT REMINDS ME OF AN EPI PEN
BUT IT'S A SHOT THAT BECAUSE
FOR THE PAIN IS SO INTENSE AND
SO A PILL TAKES TOO LONG TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. SO
WORK. SO YOU TAKE IT INTO YOUR THIGH
OR ARM AND IT ABORTS THE PAIN
FAIRLY QUICKLY.
FAIRLY QUICKLY. OXYGEN CAN ALSO HELP.
>> SEVERAL TYPES OF TREATMENTS.
EVERYBODY'S AREN'T THE SAME.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TREATMENTS.
TREATMENTS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THERE'S A LOT OF NOT ONLY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREATMENTS.
SOME PEOPLE RESPOND BETTER THAN
OTHERS TO CERTAIN TYPE OF
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. SOME ARE OXYGEN RELATED.
SOME LIKE HEIDI SHOWED ARE
CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICATION.
>> WHICH PEOPLE USE BOTOX AT
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. >>
TIMES. >> SOME MIGRAINES RESPOND AND
PEOPLE RESPOND WELL TO BOTOX
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. IN WILL'S CASE THE MIGRAINES
WENT FROM THE, SEVERE
DEBILITATING MIGRAINES TO
CLUSTER HEADACHES WHICH AS
HEIDI DESCRIBED HAPPEN IN
CYCLES MULTIPLE TIMES.
>> NEITHER ONE OF THEM FEEL
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT AREAS OF
PAIN WHERE IT'S CENTERED.
IT'S SO INTENSE.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
YOU CAN'T EVEN PLAN YOUR DAY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. YOU MISS OUT ON PARTS OF LIFE.
>> A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WE CALL
ARE PAIN WARRIORS SUFFERING
FROM THE DEBILITATING MIGRAINES
OR CLUSTERS, THEY ARE REALLY
NONFUNCTIONING DURING THE
EPISODES.
EPISODES.
EPISODES. >> I HAVE A FRIEND WHO MISSED
HER WEDDING.
HER WEDDING. SHE LITERALLY MISSED HER
WEDDING BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT
WALK DOWN THE AISLE.
>> OFTENTIMES THEY ARE SUPER
SENSITIVE TO SOUNDS AND LIGHT
AND SMELLS.
AND SMELLS. SO THEY'LL CLOSE THEMSELVES
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMERGENCY ROOM. >> THE OTHER HARD PART IS FOR
HER JOB SHE FINALLY HAD TO QUIT
BECAUSE SHE WAS MISSING TOO
MUCH WORK.
MUCH WORK. SO WHEN WE SAY DEBILITATING WE
REALLY MEAN DEBILITATING.
YOU TEAMED UP WITH MEMORIAL
HERMANN.
HERMANN.
HERMANN. WHAT IS YOUR HOPE?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE
FOCUSED ON IS FINDING A CURE.
WE WANT TO GO BEYOND JUST
HELPING PEOPLE FIND ACCEPTABLE
TREATMENTS, BUT DOING PRIMARY
RESEARCH HERE AND THROUGH THE
BLESSING OF DOCTORING DR. MARK
BURISH COME IN.
HE'S AN MD, PH.D., SEEING
PATIENTS, DOING PRIMARY
RESEARCH AS WELL.
HE'S A PAIN SPECIALIST AND A
HEADACHE SPECIALIST.
HEADACHE SPECIALIST. WE'RE FOCUSED ON FINDING THAT
CURE.
CURE.
CURE. THAT'S WHAT.
THAT'S WHAT. >> GETTING AWAY FROM MEDICATING
THE PROBLEM AND GETTING TO THE
ROOT CAUSE.
ROOT CAUSE. >> IF YOU CAN FIND THE ROOT
CAUSE THEN YOU CAN FIND HOW DO
YOU PREVENT THEM, HOW DO YOU
IDENTIFY IT EASIER AND FIND THE
RIGHT TYPES OF MEDICATIONS.
>> FOR THOSE PEOPLE AT HOME WHO
SUFFER, WHAT CAN THEY GET OUT
OF LOOKING UP THE HEADACHE
RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
RESEARCH FOUNDATION? >> WE HAVE THE WILL ERWIN
RESEARCH CENTER AS WELL.
THERE ARE CLINICAL TRIALS.
THEY CAN FIND OUT A LOT OF GOOD
INFORMATION BECAUSE THERE'S A
LOT OF MISNOMERS OUT THERE THAT
PEOPLE SAY IF YOU TURN AROUND
THREE TIMES IT'S GOING TO GO
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> AND THERE'S JUST A LOT OF
MISINFORMATION OUT THERE.
I THINK IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY
CAN GO FOR ACCURATE SERVICE.
AS WELL AS HOPE AND SUPPORT.
>> THAT'S A BIG WORD, HOPE.
THANK YOU