Jackie Galgey is a media professional, children's book author and advocate for people with trigeminal neuralgia. Meghan Holohan is a health reporter for TODAY.
Jackie Galgey, 45, is a media professional, children's book author and mom of two. After learning she had trigeminal neuralgia and undergoing two brain surgeries, she's also now an advocate for the rare and chronic facial pain disorder. Galgey shared her story with TODAY.com to raise awareness of the painful condition and how she was able to take her own life back after years of chronic pain.
I worried about driving my children, who were 4 and 2 at the time. After more than a year of pain with little relief, I spoke with a neurosurgeon about surgery. Doctors would open my skull and place a small divider between the blood vessel and the nerve to stop the compression. If successful, I would return to a pain-free life.
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