The Day I will Never Forget
My story, I believe, starts when I was in my early 30's and I started feeling weakness in my lower extremities to the point that I lost control of my bladder and bowel movements, and I couldn't feel my body from my waist down.
I Am Dealing with Chronic Pain Because of My Broken Back
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Advocating for a better treatment
How many times does a person has to almost die before she wakes up and says enough is enough? I believe motherhood put it all in perspective for me. I know that it is sad to say, but the way that the medical community treated me I thought it was true or it was my fault. I would always wait till the last moment to go to the ER and even though I was sick, my mind would go to the craziest of places.
Navigating Through Healthcare System
What steps can we take to protect ourselves, to advocate for ourselves, when doctors seem to assume that everything is ‘all in your head’...
Living with Chronic Pain
How do you deal with chronic pain? Share your techniques in the Comments below!
Hi everyone, I here to discuss how I deal with lower...
A Painful Life: Having Three Diseases
Hello everyone, my name is Sylvia. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue syndrome and back problems because of Arthritis. I already had a surgery on my back. I gave up drinking 17 years ago due to poor health. It’s the best thing I ever did for my sanity.
Blaming Myself
I used to blame myself for having Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain and not being able to do things like everyone else. I figured there must have been something I had done in my past to cause it.
The Wisdom of Pain – From Pain to Power
by Joanna Charlton
I was determined to get out of Chronic pain, a victim mindset, negative behaviour and thinking, and bad habits which had ultimately...