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"I've also seen a pharmacist for a medicine review for migraines, and I've had a blood test done there too. In the past we would have had to go to hospital or elsewhere for these."

When she contracted Asian flu, the virus paralyzed her with “a vise cluster of migraines.”

Zimnoch, who has a high-risk pregnancy because of her age and Type 2 diabetes, has followed her doctor’s advice closely throughout her pregnancy, including using Tylenol to manage migraines.

In addition to the migraines, Chesson developed heart arrhythmias and severe sensitivity to lights, sound and everyday chemicals that have kept her largely housebound.

But there are days — like Tuesday — when she wakes up with a migraine that makes her “want to never wake up.”