by TPC Admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Communication |
by Noki4, TPC Forum/Chat Participant I need to start out with a disclaimer that no healthcare provider was injured during this encounter. Recently I have been having knee pain. I know that my knees are damaged from the degenerative disease that is slowly eating away...
by Teresa Shaffer | May 8, 2015 | Communication, Daily Living, Relationships |
(Written with Teresa’s grandson) Many of us have had to deal with the fact that we live with pain. We’ve had to accept that our pain has stolen from us: our energy levels, our careers and sometimes family and friends. Over time, we may have figured out how...
by Micke Brown, BSN, RN | May 5, 2015 | Communication, Community, Relationships, Support Groups |
I just have to say for the record that I confess. I never realized how much fun, how much camaraderie and how much support a chat room can be. You see in the past, I was familiar with online chats as an invited expert guest to the then existing PainAid. Those few...
by Dionetta Hudzinski | Mar 4, 2015 | Communication, Treatment Options |
by Deborah Ann with Dionetta Hudzinski Deborah Ann is an artist by profession and my friend of many, many years. We have traveled our pain journeys together. We share our frustrations, pain relief ideas and offer each other support and encouragement on our worst...
by Dionetta Hudzinski | Jul 16, 2014 | Communication |
Words are the building blocks of language. We use words to communicate our thoughts, ideas, beliefs and emotions. Words can have specific meaning or a variety of meanings depending how they are used in conversation. Words can convey a clear message or a confusing...
by Teresa Shaffer | Jul 1, 2014 | Communication, Daily Living, Relationships |
As a person living with pain, it can be hard, no matter how good your relationship may be with your partner and caregiver, to explain what you need from them. What does a person living with pain need from a caregiver who is also their loved one? It’s a question with...
