by paincomm | Dec 28, 2018 | Daily Living |
by Alicia DiGiammarino When I was still in middle school, I began coming up with creative ways to tell my mom I loved her. “I love you like Shakespeare loved to write!”, I would exclaim, partly just to hold her in the door frame a second longer before I was left...
by paincomm | Dec 12, 2018 | Caregivers, Daily Living |
Life takes us all on a journey, it twists and turns and you end up in places you never expected. Pain is not just physical but it is also psychological and impacts everything we see, do, feel and experience. Being a healthcare provider does not protect one from...
by Karen Kiefer | Sep 7, 2018 | Daily Living |
My own journey in pain I stand, I crawl, I lay down In the darkest days and sleepless nights I pray for pain relief I am comforted by my family and friends I worry about being a burden to family I worry that my life is lost I am comforted by family and friends...
by Lennie Duensing | Jul 17, 2017 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living |
Why do I take Pictures? At a party the other day, I got asked for the umpteenth time, “Why do you take so many pictures?” Whenever asked this, I’ve always thought, “What a dumb question.” You know, you do what you like to do. But the question got me thinking. What was...
by paincomm | Jun 28, 2017 | Communication, Daily Living |
A conversation with a 9 year old about his Mam-ma’s (grandmother’s) chronic pain. We had ten questions that we asked and we wrote his responses down exactly as he said them to us. This gives insight about how much a child understands when a loved one lives with...
by paincomm | Apr 21, 2017 | Daily Living |
by Guest Blogger – Maria Miguel All of us encounter stressful and traumatic experiences in our lives. We could be fighting everyday battles of anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. For me, I find a special comfort in the written word. I can read...
