As a functional neurosurgeon, I know that there are effective treatments for Trigeminal Neuralgia that can help patients. What I find is that in Singapore, and many of the other parts of the world as well, there are not enough support groups. The awareness of this disease is probably not as good as it should be.
So, I think one of the aims is to raise awareness on uncommon diseases and also, because it is less known as a disorder, patients find that they are bouncing from doctor to doctor, until they find the right doctor to treat them. Sometimes patients jump from dentists, to GPs, to specialists until they find a doctor that specialises in this.
Most people know what neurosurgeons do but not all doctors treat Trigeminal Neuralgia, so they have to go to the right surgeons that deal with Trigeminal Neuralgia.
