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Aging with Dignity and Finding New Purpose While Living with Chronic Pain
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You are Not Your Pain: A Teen’s Perspective on Living With Chronic Illness
A teen shares a powerful perspective on living with chronic pain—finding friendship, creativity, and joy while navigating chronic illness.
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National TV commercial airs
Aug 31, 2017| News
On Aug. 10, a commercial highlighting the U.S. Pain Foundation aired on Fox Business Channel, reaching millions. The commercial was produced and aired for free as part of “Behind the Scenes,” a program that showcases nonprofits and companies and...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Wendy Berggren Foster
City & State: Meriden, CT Age: 59 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain Senior State Advocate Conditions: Parkinson’s disease, unknown neuromuscular disorder, bilateral restrictive lung disease, effects of stroke, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc...
U.S. Pain Advocacy Network revitalizes national coalition
In a conference room overlooking Washington, D.C., nonprofit organizations and other stakeholders gathered around the table and gave U.S. Pain Foundation the opportunity to present ideas and cultivate conversations surrounding patient access...
New U.S. Pain online tool: “Find a Specialist”
Aug 31, 2017| News
How do you find high quality, affordable care? If you have health insurance, you might start with your insurance plan and check which doctors are in-network. You might Google which doctors are located nearby, or search Yelp or other review sites to...
September volunteer webinar features medical cannabis expert
Aug 30, 2017| News
On Sept. 19 at 1 pm EST, U.S. Pain will host its bimonthly webinar open to all volunteers and members. The first portion of the webinar provides an update from U.S. Pain’s department heads. The second portion will feature a presentation by Ellen...
Speaking out on the ACA repeal
Aug 1, 2017| News
During the early morning hours of July 28, the U.S. Senate narrowly rejected the most recent proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as the "skinny repeal." McCain (R-Arizona), who was recently diagnosed with brain...
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