Life knows how to jolt you, especially when you have chronic pain. One moment can change your day, possibly weeks, or...
Blog Articles
Living with Chronic Pain: The Truth Behind The Smile
Despite the daily challenges of living with chronic pain, many of us choose to keep a smile on our face. To those we...
Treading Water with Chronic Pain in a Sea of Uncertainty
Living life with chronic pain is a constant challenge. I am sure I am not alone in experiencing many moments of...
Aging With Pain Brings New Vulnerabilities
Many of us try not to imagine ourselves hitting the later years of life. Whether we dream and plan for a life far down...
Imagine A Life With Pain — Where No One Believes You
Imagine this: You’re walking fine one day, and the next you can’t because your hips, fibulas, or tibias are subluxed,...
Happiness can be Medicine for the Soul
Happiness is such a joy and medicine to the soul as I navigate life with chronic pain. For me, it can range from...
Join Us As We Tell Congress #WhyPainCounts!
Today, July 23, we are urging policymakers to support the Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act, S.2922/H.R.7164,...
52 families connect, explore, grow at 3rd Annual Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp
This summer, children and teens living with chronic pain reached the top of a rock wall, traversed a ropes course,...
My Story: Why I Am So Passionate About Alternative Pain Treatments
From Young, Healthy, and Active to Disabled In 1977, I was 25 years old and attending graduate school, working towards...
Adjusting to Life with Chronic Pain
My heart breaks when I meet a young person sharing that they are confronting life with chronic pain. At the age of 74,...
Should I Consider Having A Service Dog?
Have you ever wondered about the advantages of having a service dog? If you are living with a difficult medical...
Uninformed Comment in the ER Highlights Need for Self-Advocacy
What would you do if your refuge, a place where you went to be cared for, suddenly became a place where you were...