by Maggie Buckley | Feb 24, 2023 | Communication, Coping Techniques |
By Karla Donovan As I sat in the waiting room of my doctor’s office, I tensed and worried if I would I be heard, understood and believed that I needed help managing my pain. Would I be labeled as a drug seeker? Would the doctor understand that I tried many different...
by TPC Admin | May 31, 2022 | Caregivers, Communication, Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Relationships, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized |
By Sherry Thorne Our spouses/significant others do not live with the actual, physical pain we do, but they do live with the pain. Our pain affects them in ways we don’t fully understand, just as they do not fully understand the actual pain we feel. They get...
by Teresa Shaffer | Mar 18, 2022 | Communication, Daily Living, Self-Advocacy |
Before being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders and conditions, explaining my pain levels to a healthcare provider was easy. If I had a sprained wrist or a broken bone, they could see the injury. Using the 0 (no pain) to 10 ( the worst imagined) pain scale...
by TPC Admin | 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 TPC Admin | Dec 22, 2015 | Caregivers, Communication, Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Relationships |
by Maggie Buckley and Carolyn Noel 1. “Just LET ME DO IT!!!” Maggie – I remember an experience I had with my cousin while traveling in Las Vegas. She kept swooping in to carry my stuff, pick up my purchase or pick up my food order just as I was reaching for it. I had...
by TPC Admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Communication |
by BD, TPC Forum Member I should soon receive a letter from Alabama confirming the cancellation of my Medicaid and food stamps. Once I have that letter, I can apply here as a Florida resident. That will let me find a local doctor. Finding a doctor is a complicated...
