The migraineur
Subtitle: finally
By: Carrie Mercer
Publisher: Alterior Motives
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Migraine; Patients; Chronic pain in women
Description: Carrie, a stay-at-home mom, writes about her experiences with migraine headaches. She discusses  the difficulty doctors have treating migraines, and the guilt she feels when the pain takes her away from her toddler and interviews her own mother who also raised children while dealing with chronic pain. Some of the illustrated zine is handwritten and also includes art, zine reviews and website links, e.g., Etsy.
Notes: Cover title.

Purchased from Riot Grrr zine distro in 2012.
Table of contents: title: Migraine: what is it? --; title: Migraine diaries: Relpax, round 1 --; title: Sick: a compilation zine on physical illness: review & response --; title: In the news : foreign accent syndrome --; title: Interview with mom --; title: Vocabulary --; title: Comforts --; title: Migraine diaries: Relpax, round 2 --; title: Support