| One of the only consolations that Migraineurs (people | | | | problems until years after his assassination. |
| who have migraines) can take in their condition is the | | | | 2 Elvis Presley also suffered from migraine headaches. |
| fact that many of their fellow headache sufferers | | | | He rose to prominence when the rock n roll he |
| are highly intelligent, creative, and historically | | | | revolutionized swept the world. Elvis was a sensitive |
| important folks. | | | | and deeply spiritual person as well. His deceased twin |
| In the annals of migraine history, many memorable | | | | brother and mother were very important to him and |
| people make the list. Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in | | | | he claimed communication with them. He was a |
| Wonderland" was a Migraineur. Vincent Van Gough, | | | | voracious reader of metaphysical books. |
| the artistic genius who cut off his ear, was another | | | | 3 Whoopi Goldberg is a Renaissance Woman if there |
| member of the migraine club. Sigmund Freud, the | | | | ever was one. She came to the public's attention as |
| father of psychiatry, suffered migraines as well. | | | | a cutting-edge comedian, and is an actress of Oscar |
| Migraineurs who work in the performing arts find it | | | | and Emmy caliber. She is also a singer-songwriter, |
| difficult to "come out" as migraine sufferers. They | | | | activist, TV producer and host, and Broadway star. |
| can have millions of dollars riding on their | | | | This one time struggling single mother has done it all |
| performances. Producers and directors might think | | | | while battling migraines. |
| twice about entrusting a victim of chronic, sometimes | | | | 4 Elizabeth Taylor is known as one of the most |
| debilitating, pain with their very expensive projects. | | | | beautiful actresses of all time. She was also the muse |
| New migraine medications have made it easier for | | | | and love of the legendary actor Richard Burton. |
| some artists to pursue their career, as have more | | | | Getting her start as a child actor, Elizabeth Taylor |
| Holistic approaches, such as acupuncture, yoga, | | | | grew to be an accomplished, Oscar winning actress, |
| herbs, and the like. Hollywood is known for its New | | | | whose romances, marriages, and scandals riveted the |
| Age practices, and the search for migraine relief may | | | | public's attention for many years. |
| play a bigger part in this than people realize. | | | | 5 Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner's Daughter, was born |
| The five top celebrities listed are not well-known for | | | | in poverty and was married by the time she was |
| their Migraineur status. It is interesting to note where | | | | fourteen. While having her children, and growing up |
| the similarities and differences arise between them. | | | | herself, she forged a life-spanning career in Country |
| The famous are, after all, people, and as different | | | | Western music. A songwriter who was one of the |
| from each other as everyday migraine sufferers. | | | | first to write about real life and controversy, she also |
| 1 John F Kennedy, the thirty fifth President of the | | | | opened the door for other female C&W artists. |
| United States, battled ill-health, migraines, and chronic | | | | She is beloved by many world-wide. She also is a |
| pain all his life. His WW2 back injury plagued him | | | | Migraineur. |
| constantly, yet, his short life was full and active. He | | | | There are many more famous (and infamous) |
| wrote, traveled, and served in the Senate before | | | | migraine sufferers. They are testament to the fact |
| becoming President. He toughed out a lot of his pain, | | | | that one need not resign from the human race |
| but had to resort to cortisone and other serious | | | | because of migraines. It takes knowledge, patience, |
| drugs when will-power alone didn't work. The public | | | | and more than a little courage to overcome and |
| was never aware of the extent of his health | | | | succeed at life despite being a Migraineur. |
