One common cause of chronic pain that people can be hesitant to talk about is constipation. Every person’s body is...
Blog Articles
Why I Can’t Give Up
By Ellen Lenox Smith I have never felt the world around me so out of control. Along with this, I also face aging, two...
Let’s Become Better, Not Bitter
By Ellen Lenox Smith Driving through town the other day, we came across a sign that read: “Become Better, Not Bitter.”...
A letter to healthcare providers: Help complicated patients
By: Ellen Lenox Smith I would like to make some suggestions for the doctors and nurses out there that are frequently...
Life after vaccination
By: Ellen Lenox Smith As my husband and I get closer to receiving our second of our two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, we...
Let’s reconsider how we evaluate nontraditional therapies
By: Malcolm Herman The National Institutes of Health is comprised of 27 institutes, all of which deal with specific...
Service dog separations
By: Ellen Lenox Smith We were recently enjoying watching the new show “Transplant” when in one scene, my heart sank...
Support groups and feeling understood
By: Mary Beth Lewis As a person with chronic pain, it’s hard to find other people who understand my life. My daily...
The athlete
By: Sheila Borgman The rollerblades were not to blame. It’s true they played a key role in my injury, but it was...
10 best apps for people with chronic pain
By: Janet Jay There is an incredible range of options available when it comes to phone or tablet apps that can help...
Six emotions that drive chronic pain
By: Cindy Dawson Pain is meant to protect us by alerting us to make necessary adjustments to alleviate or tend to a...
Have you been judged, too? Can we forgive?
By: Ellen Lenox Smith So many coping with an invisible chronic condition not only have to face how to adjust to pain...