I have struggled with migraines since I was a teenager and both my parents have had problems with it too. My own migraine attacks gradually became more frequent when I was in my 20s, particularly during summer, interfering with my ability to hold down a job and work on my illustration aspirations.
When the migraines became even more severe, I was working as a TA in a school for children with disabilities and had just been through an especially stressful year on the job.
One spring day, I experienced a sudden and severe migraine attack, which blew all my previous experiences out of the water. It remains one of the scariest experiences I’ve had: unbearable sound sensitivity, light sensitivity, not being able to think clearly and unable to
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