Migraine Mini - Heavy Lifting

Let’s face it: my meds have to do some heavy lifting. The most successful migraine treatments work for 33% of patients who try them; that’s a lot of trial and re-trial to find the right combination of treatments. That’s a big burden for one little pill to carry. Or two. I take two meds. I guess for how expensive they are, they better be able to do the trick!

"Heavy Lifting" 4×6 inch mixed media on canvas.

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This series is as much about the issues of drug prices as it is about my life with migraine disease. My maintenance medication has a sticker price of $1200 per month. Why do they cost so much? I assume they are made of gold… so I crafted these little golden pills. So each of 30 completed works of art costs as much as one day of my migraine meds: $40

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