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Learning to Savor the Small Moments
By Kari McBride I remember my daughter’s first steps like they were yesterday. After 18 months of appointments,...
Aging with Dignity and Finding New Purpose While Living with Chronic Pain
At the age of 54, I began a journey in life that I never imagined would be mine to take on. After years of living with...
From Barriers to Bridges: Making Pain Research More Inclusive
Pain research is strongest when it is inclusive and accessible to every group and population that can benefit from...
From Overlooked to Understood: Why Research Must Reflect Real Lives
Every November, the U.S. Pain Foundation brings our community together to spotlight something powerful: knowledge. We...
Staying in the Know: Why Disease Awareness Matters for Diabetes and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Living with a chronic condition can often feel like navigating an unfamiliar road without a map. But disease...
Licensed to Treat, Unprepared for Pain
Even though pain is the #1 reason Americans seek medical care—with chronic pain affecting one in four U.S. adults—most...
My Daughter’s Pain Is Invisible – She Is Not
Have you ever listened to the hysterical sobs of your child demanding to know if they are going to hurt forever? Or...
Parents of Kids with Pain: Burned Out, Broke, and Desperate for Support
Pediatric chronic pain doesn’t just affect the children experiencing it—it transforms the lives of their entire...
25 Years, Still Standing: My Story of Pain and Perseverance
Living with chronic pain is a journey I never expected to take, and certainly not one that would span more than two...
Lying Down on the Job and the Importance of Storytelling
With every chronic pain diagnosis comes a story. For some, it reads like a mystery novel—the patient races against...
Untrained, Unprepared, Unheard: The Education Crisis in Pain Caregiving
The invisible backbone of chronic pain care is barely staying afloat. Across the United States, millions of unpaid...