Cori Murdoch- A Trigeminal Neuralgia Story

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I have TN and it’s debilitating. You can’t escape the pain, you don’t get a rest and people just call it a migraine when it’s so much worse.

So very sorry for your loss. I had a dental procedure in 2005 n it left me with TN. I have it almost everyday of my life. Most people will never experience this kind of pain. Its a daily struggle to keep from being a drug addict. Ive been on all kinds of meds. I cry n scream alot in pain. Believe me you would bow down to satan if the pain would stop. I feel for your daughter. May she RIP

I'm so sorry for this families loss. I'm sure she is their loving gaurdian ❤ I too suffer debilitating pain and I'm glad she never suffers now. Poor darling family ❤

Thank you for sharing her story. I’m so sorry for your loss. As someone facing mvd surgery soon, I am terrified. Many prayers for y’all.❤

I was diagnosed 13 years ago with Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia. Ten years of excessive debilitating horrendous pain and ridiculous amount of awful pain medication that did not work except for adding weight even though I could barely eat. 12/19 I had a successful MVD Surgery and was pain free for almost two and a half years. It is come back with the vengeance and I am heartbroken. Trying to get help has been difficult to say the least. I know how difficult it is to let your loved one in when the pain returns….. because you don’t want to even admit it to yourself. Thank you for sharing your story I know how difficult it is to share. It is so important to share though. So many people don’t or can’t understand the hell TN is…. They think it is just a headache If they only knew I see my neurosurgeon tomorrow and this time …. I made a promise to share my journey to whoever will listen. TN awareness is so important. I thought I walked away from TN in December of 2019 for good…. I didn’t. I failed my responsibility by running away from it and keeping it in the past. We need to share our stories and be loud about it…. There has to be more done about this disgusting debilitating BS called TN! Sending love and light to all. Let’s stand together without judgment but with love and let’s kick this right in the ass… Stand up and let’s find a cure. I am honored to hear her story and resonate with it tremendously. Thank you

As someone living with TN I want to say thank you for this, visibility is so important to help fund a cure.

I don't think anyone can imagine the pain unless they can feel it themselves! I'm so sorry for your loss!😢

This is heartbreaking. I’m sobbing. What a beautiful human. I’m so so sorry she suffered so severely. I’m sorry for her bereaved loved ones. Sending peace.

I can't stop crying. People have no idea how it breaks you to become a shell of yourself and worse to see your parents and loved ones see you suffer. It breaks you. I'm so sorry for your loss. You guys are amazing. When you love us during our worst it's what makes us cry but brings us comfort too. I feel so shattered watching this. No one know what we go through. Thank you for sharing this.

I'm sitting here with tears running down my face. I just want to say Thank you for telling Cori's story. My story isn't much different, watching this was like hearing my story. Unfortunately, with being so ill with Trigeminal Neuralgia (my 7th year). It's truly hard for me to put my story out in such a way. May Cori Rest in Peace.💜

I just had my first TN decompression surgery . I’m praying that it continues to work. So far it has helped soooo much . My heart goes out to cori and her parents , so sad . 😢 The trigeminal Nerve is extremely painful. It was the worst pain I’ve felt and had to deal with. The battle continues . Stay strong ❤

Rest in peace Cori, you were a sweetheart and I'm glad to have met you. You always had a smile and a great sense of humor.

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I am suffering from TN too and its extremely debilitating . People just don't understand. I'm trying to maintain some normalcy by staying in school but its proving difficult nearly impossible. For me the pain hasn't stopped since it began. My baseline is a 5/6. When it hits 10, I'm ashamed to say I'd do anything to make it stop. 😔

After 3 years of confusion, I finally have this diagnosis. How do you survive hell on earth? Thank you for this video , now I don't feel so alone!

been dealing with this since 2022 it stopped and came back 3 days ago and it was constant. I believe I know where it's coming from but many wont believe me

What a powerful but sad video, May Cori Rest In Peace and I hope that a cure is found some day.

I also suffer from this and my journey is just starting and don't know what to do. She was a very strong lady and seemed to endure so much. Bless you all.

Since my daughter's death, not from trigeminal neuralgia but from toxic amounts of medications used to treat TN*, it has been my fervent hope that no other parent would ever face the grief of losing a daughter or son to a disease that is not supposed to kill you. Like Cori, Emily lived in Virginia. Like Cori, Emily hoped to used her pain to help others. Em worked devotedly toward founding the Young Patients Committee of the National Facial Pain Association. She was still alive -- but barely -- when Cori and her friend organized Face the Music at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. Had we but known, I'm sure Emily and I would have gone. We used to go to stores and restaurants on Route 123 in Vienna. We would have loved to have participated in a fundraiser for the Facial Pain Research Foundation. I wish I had known Cori. Scott and Helen Murdoch have my deepest sympathies. The death of an adult child feels like an amputation -- except that you would rather have lost an arm or a leg instead of your daughter. Cori, you gained your wings far too soon.*Emily had not taken any of her prescriptions the day she died.

My heart is aching for you…My Daughter has this disease… and suffers daily… we are praying for a cure… 😢… 🙏🏻