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I always find at about 3-4am, alone, dark, quiet rocking and biting my tongue to try and not wake anyone, to be the loneliest hour. Without the dark/black/gallows humor might not have made it this far. I have help from family and while the is freaking amazing, the depth of the pain is really isolating because it is basically unimaginable to anyone who has not experienced it. I tend to try and blast music or force myself to play something, if it allows me, to try and split my focus. Adhd is kinda a blessing in those cases if I can manage to grab my hyperfocus with something, it can in essence put me in a fugue state and helps to ride out the hellstorm.

Ms. Kim Dudley Farley will be presenting her Patient Perspective at the Clusterbusters 18th Annual U.S. Patient Conference.Kim lives in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. She has been married to one of her best friends, Stacy, for 21 years. They have two beautiful children together. Kim started her journey with migraines at the age of 9 and after a horse injury to the head at 25 she was diagnosed with cluster headaches in 2003.Kim’s professional life spans from a Real Estate Agent, Kickboxing Coach, Manager and Coach of a local Orangetherory franchise and most recently the Education and Fitness Manager of a holistic wellness retreat resort. Outside of work she loves to travel to new areas, and try new adventures. Depending on the season, you can catch her on a baseball field cheering on favorite baseball player, Dominick, or spending time in nature on a hike with Karis.She believes caring for your body both physically and mentally are the keys to optimal health. She takes a holistic approach to wellness and healing of the body and spends much of her free time researching nutrition and alternative medicine.Kim is a relationship based individual, who thrives on connection with others. She attended her first Clusterbusters conference in Austin in 2016 and the connections she made have been immeasurable. The CB community has been an integral piece of her healing and she will be forever grateful she found this family.She is incredibly humbled to be asked to speak at this year's conference and share her journey with you.Join us in Disney Springs Sept 7-10, 2023. For more information and to register: https://386964908.planningpod.com/Due to a generous donation, limited scholarships are still available if you need some travel assistance. Scholarship Applications: https://conta.cc/3DUZxIU