Posts by sarcozona

Sick people are gross I guess

I whine about people not taking migraine seriously, but we’re pretty shit at properly caring for any sick people who are not rich as god. A few months ago I was in line at the grocery store behind a construction worker buying ginger ale on her break to help with her nausea – she was […]

If you just …

So many people tell me to my face that my migraines could be controlled/cured if I wasn’t stressed, if I just did yoga or meditation. I wonder how many people who don’t say that still think staying sick is my fault?

Migraines or Bremen

Hubert Airy, a doctor in the 1800s, drew pictures of his aura that are instantly recognizable to many migraineurs. My auras are often made of moving, close together lines, but very rarely in a fortification pattern. Also, mine are typically in neon green or violet. If you don’t get why auras like this are called […]