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Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Australia are delighted to provide our link to the webinar presented by Dr Jeremy Russell in Dec 2022.
This webinar completes our program for 2022
Dr Jeremy Russell is one off our distinguished Medical Board Advisors, and has generously provided his time and expertise to assist all sufferers of trigeminal neuralgia.
TNAA Webinar – Dr Jeremy Russell Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Options – YouTube
We are delighted to announce our final webinar for 2022 with Dr Jeremy Russell who is on our associations medical advisory board.
Dr Russell has donated a great deal of his time and we are grateful for the information he provides to our support group network and individual members.
The webinar will be recorded, and made available in due course. I do urge our membership to add the details of the webinar to their calendars and join live, to have your chance to ask questions through the chat.
Monday 12th December at 7pm Eastern Summer Time (viewers in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory please adjust for your time zone).
Topic: Trigeminal Neuralgia and similar neuralgias. What can you do?
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day October 7th Light Up In Teal
I am humbled by the turn out of our members and stakeholders, who took photos of the landmarks which were Lit up in Teal all around Australia. Our Association members and Facebook members of the two groups below, made sure we had photos of the Eastern Coast sites.
We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Julia McDonald – the Secretary of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Western Australia, who organised photographers for the sites in Albany, Perth, Geraldton and Broom
We had a few minor issues – unfortunately Albany City Centre was not lit up, and The Glasshouse, in Port Macquarie lit up during the day which was not the agreement. Broome Water Tower lit up in a fetching red colour, however – with the magic of desktop design apps we changed the colour to blue.
Despite the difficulties, we created a buzz. Sufferers of Trigeminal Neuralgia could see a beacon of hope highlighting some magnificent buildings. We know that the Teal Light provided support and a feeling of community to all sufferers.
I would like to thank Helen Tyzack our Vice President – who wrote the media releases and contacted media outlets all around the country, liaising with sufferers in each location to personalise their stories.
Townsville Bulletin wrote up a story about Haley Plaza in Townsville.
MYGC here on the Gold Coast also published a story about our event
I would like to thank our newest committee member Sarah Wilkinson, who created advertising posters for the facebook group pages to highlight the buildings to be Lit up in Teal. The posters allowed our sufferers to attach their pictures if they wished, to those posts. She and her husband Samuel, braved the pouring rain in Newcastle, and took some wonderful pictures of the Town Hall Clock
I would also like to thank our wonderful Support Group Leaders who took photos or arranged for photos to be taken. We cannot function without you highlighting our activities at each Support Group Meeting
I will be providing slides to Toni Saunders the founder of the Light Up In Teal Awareness Day
I have put together a little video with the pictures we have received and there are a few more to be added. I am still working on the file – but hopefully you will enjoy what we have put together so far.
Trigeminal Neuralgia International Awareness Day October 7th 2022
Our Association will also send a slide to each City Council who participated and an email showing our gratitude for supporting us all.
We are delighted to announce that we are launching a new online Support Group Meeting in the Lockyer Valley area. Our new Support Group Leader is Kim O’Donnell – you can read her story here.
Kim has a background in counselling, helps run her family business and deals with the day-to-day challenges of living with and managing Trigeminal Neuralgia. Kim has worked through the Training Modules created by our Association to support our volunteers who are providing assistance, empathy, advocacy and education within the safety of a Support Group Meeting.
The changes imposed on us all through the two lockdown covid years, has taught us we do not necessarily need to be face to face in the physical world, to support sufferers. We are utilising technology to enable our sufferers in Regional Areas to be able to connect and feel safe in our online space using the zoom platform and to feel part of our growing community.
The first meeting will be held on October 11th at 10.30am, a few days after our International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day on October 7th when we are lighting up cities around Australia in Teal. In Brisbane the Victoria Bridge will be lit up on the eve of our day on Oct 6th and on the 7th the Gateway Bridges will look magnificent in Teal. We had also put in a request to the City of Toowoomba but have not yet received a response.
If you are a Trigeminal Neuralgia Sufferer and live in the Lockyer Valley area or are in a region that as yet is not covered by our current support group network, please contact Kim, join her for her first meeting, allow her to help you in your journey. We know that for many, this is the first step, and you don’t have to be a member to attend.
Our Association has close links with Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK – and they have informed us that they are holding a National Zoom Meeting on February 10th 2022 and all are welcome to login in – Please see below for details UK time so please check your cities corresponding time
“I am thrilled to invite you to our next ‘National Zoom’ on 10th of February at 7.30 pm, when I shall be joined by our very own Professor Joanna M. Zakrzewska who will be covering the new National guidelines on diagnosis and management of TN and how TN patients can use these to ensure that they get the care proposed in this document. Also covered is how to make the most out of your consultation, either on line or in person.
Please download a copy – see link below
Our association has close links to the Facial Pain Organisation in America – they are extending invitations around the globe for sufferers to register.
The 2022 FPA Conference is a two-day virtual event bringing together the worldwide facial pain community with experts who diagnose and treat people affected by facial pain
Presentations will include
Facial Pain Diagnoses
Surgical Treatment
Non-surgical Treatment
Neuromodulation
Research
Medical Cannabis
Medication
Mindfulness
and much more…
Register for the 2022 FPA Conference
Tickets to attend the two-day event are $35. Sales help defray the costs of this conference. However, if at this time you are not in a position to pay for a ticket, contact Natalie Merrithew at nmerrithew@tna-support.org, and we will be happy to extend complimentary admission.
We have started work on Lighting up Australia for 2022 to further Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness.
We are delighted to announce Gold Coast City Council have agreed to Light up the Isle of Capri Bridge in Teal in support.
Thank you for enquiry on lighting Gold Coast assets to support International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day. I am happy to advise we can support this wonderful awareness campaign and light the Isle of Capri Bridge teal on 7th October 2022.Gold Coast City Council spokesperson
Below are pictures of the bridge lit up for an awareness campaign – it will look spectacular in Teal for the 2022 Trigeminal Neuralgia awareness campaign.
Isle of Capri Bridge – Gold Coast
Isle of Capri Bridge – Gold Coast
We aim to get buildings, bridges and homes lit up in Teal all around Australia. Please contact us if your town or city can help.
Stay in touch by joining our newsletter – we’ll email a few times during the year with tips on how to best support people who suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Buildings all around the world Lit up in Teal to raise awareness for sufferers of Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Our Melbourne and Gold Coast Support Groups also posed with a fabulous banner created by one of our members Matthew Puls, whose journey with TN has been extremely difficult and painful.
In Australia we had bridges and buildings in Brisbane and Perth lit up in Teal and they looked fantastic.
Victoria Bridge Brisbane
Treasury Hotel and Casino Brisbane
Kurilpa Bridge Brisbane
Perth Concert Hall
We are dedicated to raising awareness for providing support along with working with Medical and Dentistry Professionals to provide better care for all suffers.
Stay in touch by joining our newsletter – we’ll email a few times during the year with tips on how to best support people who suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia.