<![CDATA[I Was Treated to a Foreign First World Public Health Care System]]>

1.0 link 228242 <![CDATA[I Was Treated to a Foreign First World Public Health Care System]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katharine-zaleski/i-was-treated-to-a-foreig_b_228242.html Last Friday I learned what it was like to be part of a civilized, first world health system.

I was in England, staying at my godmother's house, when I got slammed by one of my chronic migraines. When I get migraines I usually resign myself to a dark room, take my medication and wait for the nauseating pain and blurry vision in my left eye to dissipate.

As I rummaged around my suitcase to find my salvation, high doses of...

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