Happiness is such a joy and medicine to the soul as I navigate life with chronic pain. For me, it can range from...
Blog Articles
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,...
Grace Chappell
Combating the Stereotype of the ‘Angry Black Woman’ One day in 2021, without warning, Grace Chappell couldn’t speak....
Dina Thachet
Formerly Hesitant to Question Doctors, She Now Speaks Up for Others Until she was 19, Dina Thachet was “100% healthy,”...
David Simpson
Staying Upright—And Helping Others Stand, Too In 2008, David Simpson was at a capoeira class. This Brazilian martial...
Christin Veasley
Fighting for Women in Pain Christin Veasley knows what it feels like to wonder whether there’s a point in getting out...
Charis Hill
Pain Paves an Unlikely Path to Becoming Whole Charis Hill, 35, delights in wordplay. As a person who identifies as...
AGING INDIVIDUALS’ PAIN SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED: COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS ARE VITAL
Many people living with chronic pain have at some point felt dismissed by medical professionals—and for older...
BIPOC AND CLINICAL TRIALS: REBUILDING TRUST AFTER GENERATIONS OF ABUSE
In 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service began a study on syphilis involving 600 Black men. Despite being promised...
DISBELIEF, SCHOOL CHALLENGES, AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE: TACKLING BARRIERS FACING CHILDREN LIVING WITH PAIN
In the United States, 50 million individuals live with chronic pain—about 1 in 6 people. This metric, while staggering...
CONNECT EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR DOCTOR: TIPS ON COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY, CONCISELY, AND PRODUCTIVELY
Visiting the doctor—for the first time or for yet another follow-up—can be overwhelming. Chuck Vega, MD, a family...