Teri Robert

Patient advocate and writer Teri Robert's career moved in this direction when her own Migraine disease spun out of control in the late 90s. Faced with debilitating Migraines and failed medical care, she hit the Internet for answers. She soon found that there was no one site that combined all she was looking for, and that there are sites with excellent information and sites with misinformation. It was at that time that she joined About.com as an opportunity to produce the site she was looking for. She remained there as their Guide to Headaches and Migraines for nearly seven years before joining the HealthCentral Network to write their Migraine site. She now also writes for Migraine.com and provides patient education articles for the American Headache Society.Experience and affiliations:Teri is a well known author and patient advocate and was awarded the National Headache Foundation's Patient Partners Award in 2004 for her "ongoing patient education, support and advocacy." She is one of four founding members and the current secretary of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy.Teri's organizational memberships include: • The National Headache Foundation • The International Headache Society • NAMI • Mental Health America • The American Heart AssociationShe is an advocate for • The American Diabetes Association • You're the Cure • The National Patient Advocate FoundationTeri's first book, "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches," published by HarperCollins, was released in 2005 and remains a top selling book in the field.