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 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 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 7, 2015 | Daily Living, Relationships |
(Written with a lot of help from the TPC online community) What runs through your head when you have the best intentions and dare I say are looking forward to a planned event only to cancel at the last minute because Bam…………Mr. Ugly comes to...
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 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...
