My heart breaks when I meet a young person sharing that they are confronting life with chronic pain. At the age of 74,...
Blog Articles
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...
Spotlight: T1D Exchange
Established in 2009, T1D Exchange is a nonprofit organization that facilitates research and drives quality improvement...
Turning Your Pain Into Purpose
We all face adversity at some point(s) in our lives. For many of us, the first thing we do is feel awful. That’s...
The Waiting Game: Unsettling booking delays
I am almost 73 years old and live with multiple medical complexities. When you discover measures are available to...
Lost and Found
In 2006, two years after being diagnosed with a condition I had actually been born with called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome,...
Treatment Options for Veterans with Neurological Disorders and Chronic Pain
We owe great gratitude to our veterans who have selflessly served our country. Unfortunately, many brave men and women...
The Mentally and Emotionally Rattling Aging Process
Are you part of the older population like me? Do you find it harder to move forward when life throws another...
2022 annual report is now available
Chronic pain is vastly under-recognized, underfunded, and under-treated when considering its significant impact on...
Accepting and Adapting to a Chronic Medical Condition
I’m a 75-year-old senior citizen. I’ve experienced a life filled with the joys and sorrows typical of those of us...
Regaining Confidence After a Cardiac Event
Life has a wonderful way of rapidly changing from appearing to be running smoothly to suddenly feeling out of control....
What Happens if My Caregiver Passes Before Me?
There are moments in my daily life when I get a feeling of anxiety and potential loss, wondering how I could possibly...