“Having a chronic illness, Molly thought, was like being invaded. Her grandmother back in Michigan used to tell about the day one of their cows got loose and wandered into the parlor, and the awful … [Read more...]
Pain-Relief and Coping Techniques for Severe Pain
Relaxing your body and calming your mind always helps decrease and help you cope with your pain, whether you're flared-up or in need of ongoing pain management techniques. These range from those that … [Read more...]
How to Help a Loved-One with Severe Chronic Pain
In complicated pain conditions there are two kinds of pain: bearable and unbearable. Most of the time it is the latter. This can be incredibly hard for loved one to comprehend. There are no breaks or … [Read more...]
A Letter to Those Who Do Not Have CRPS/RSD
For those of you who have CRPS/RSD share this article to help your loved ones understand. For help for carers visit the How to Help a Patient page. For "A Letter to Normals" written by a … [Read more...]
Pain Art | Living With Chronic Illness And Pain by Judith Mary Rose
"Living With Chronic Illness And Pain" by Judith Mary Rose - This is one of my favourite paintings to invoke a feeling of what it's like to be house-bound with a severe chronic pain disease or … [Read more...]