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Let’s Talk About Friendship
When I first got sick I received a hard and fast lesson on the people in my life who were actually fair weather friends. My vast and varied social life quickly dwindled down to a small handful of people that … Continue reading
Why Should I be Grateful?
Most days this is an impossible question to answer. Not just for someone like me. We all have our struggles and it’s hard to find that proverbial silver lining. Especially when we are bombarded from every angle by news of … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, coping
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Lost in Grief
For the majority of people coping with chronic pain or illness it came on suddenly while we were innocently living normal lives. Whether we were nine or fifty years old chronic pain brought about devastating changes in the life we … Continue reading
Posted in caring, chronic fatigue syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, compassion, coping, depression, fibromyalgia, health, invisible illness, Medicine, mystery diagnosis, Mystery Illness, pain management, rheumatoid arthitis, understanding
Tagged Back pain, Chronic (medicine), Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping, invisible illness, Medicine, MS, Pain management, pain treatment
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The Wall
To people who suffer chronic pain “The Wall” is just as real as the Great Wall of China and sometimes just as daunting. Those who suffer chronic pain work very hard to live a normal life, they are experts at … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping
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Who Are You?
“Who are you?” asked the most likely stoned caterpillar of Alice in Wonderland. She gave her name, but that wasn’t what he meant so he asked again. Faced with the same question, talking caterpillar or not, we all have to … Continue reading
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Tagged Back pain, Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping, Disease, doctors, health, invisible illness, Medicine, Pain, Pain management, perspective
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The Hidden Cost of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain turned my life upside down and inside out. I had to give up my rock climbing, skydiving, and white water rafting. I cried as I signed the paper work to sell my motorcycle. Seeing anyone dancing is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping, doctors, health, invisible illness, Pain management, perspective
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It’s a lie! You aren’t Addicted.
The media, our friends, our family, even our doctors tell us that long term use of opioid pain killers causes addiction. I bet there isn’t a single person with chronic pain who hasn’t been treated like some twitchy drug-seeking addict … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, conditions and diseases, coping, Doctors, family, fibromyalgia, health, helping, humor, ilness, invisible illness, language, Medicine, pain management, practicing medicine
Tagged Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping, Disease, doctors, health, invisible illness, Pain, Pain management
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Suicide is Not About You
Warning: This is a candid piece about a difficult subject. Please understand I am not advocating suicide nor is this a cry for help. I’m encouraging understanding and compassion. The chronically ill suffer from severe depression, grief, loss, and a … Continue reading
Posted in chronic fatigue syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, compassion, conditions and diseases, coping, depression, family, friends, friendship, health, helping, invisible illness, lupus, Medicine, mystery diagnosis, Mystery Illness, pain management, practicing medicine, suicide
Tagged Back pain, Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, coping, doctors, health, invisible illness, Pain, Pain management, perspective
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My Shoes Fit Funny
My alarm goes off a half hour before I actually need to get out of bed. That probably isn’t that strange, everybody likes the snooze button, but that isn’t the reason I set mine early. I need the extra time … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Miserandino, Chronic (medicine), chronic illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, Disease, doctors, health, humor, invisible illness, Pain, pain treatment, perspective, Recreation, Spoon, Typhoid Mary
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Then Everything Changed 