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 The Pain Community | 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 The Pain Community | 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...
by Janice Reynolds | Dec 22, 2016 | Comfort Cookin', Daily Living |
I have come the point where I have to do the easiest I can. Some days I can get away with “easy” but I plan on “easiest.” Plan menus ahead. I have spoken about that in several blogs. You don’t have to stick with a particular day (except for those pesky holidays)....
by Maggie Buckley | Oct 15, 2016 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living |
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there...
by Maggie Buckley | Sep 12, 2016 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Exercise |
Being a person with pain is often complicated by the fact that many of the symptoms that contribute to the pain also take a toll on how well the brain works. Memory loss, lack of concentration, and slow learning, are just a few of the characteristics of a “condition”...
