An Interview With Founding Trustee Myron A. Hirsch
The first night, ten years ago, that Myron A. Hirsch put the Afternoon Edition, the Facial Pain Research Foundation’s web newspaper, online, he received an email.
When Your Child Has TN: Beverly Hannibal
She knew because she is Rebecca’s mother: She carried her child close to her heart, knows every note of her favorite song, how the light of excitement dances in the colors of her eyes, what makes her laugh and cry.
TN and Me- A 15-Year Odyssey: Mervyn Rothstein
“Oh, no, a toothache,” I thought. I didn’t know, because I had no idea it existed, that I was experiencing the first symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia, the kind of agony typical of the disease, one of the most painful illnesses known to humanity.
Volunteer For Upcoming Clinical Trials
The Facial Pain Reseach Foundation (FPRF) is pleased to announce that several of our research programs have reached the milestone that human clinical trials are being planned over the next two years.
Dr. Zakrzewska Published in Journal of Headache and Pain
Dr. Joanna Zakrzewska at the Pain Management Centre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, UK is the International Research Coordinator for the Facial Pain Research Foundation.
An Interview with Dr. Orion P. Keifer
Orion P. Keifer, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., is Vice President for discovery and translation at CODA Biotherapeutics Inc. in South San Francisco, California. He is a neuroscientist with neurosurgical expertise in small and large animal models, focused on small molecule, biologics, and cell and gene therapies for neurological diseases.
2020 Scientific Report
The purpose of this yearly update is to briefly highlight the progress made in selected projects in 2019 and to date in 2020. Whereas in past reports I have attempted to present something about all funded projects irrespective of the progress made.
Facing My Pain: Hannah Crazyhawk
In hindsight of the year 2020, everyone will have their story of “where I was when it happened.” Where were you when the world went on lock down as the COVID-19 global pandemic rushed across the globe? Hannah Crazyhawk was at home
The Unnerving Impact of Covid-19: Pat Ackerberg
Let’s face it. Living with a debilitating chronic health condition and a global pandemic at the same time are a “double whammy” with unthinkable impacts.
When TN Takes Everything: Erin Canter
It seemed like Trigeminal Neuralgia took everything from Erin Canter. After being diagnosed, her entire identity shifted and she lost many critical aspects of what made Canter herself: the ministry she loved, her job, an active lifestyle, and social world.