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This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website
“The will to live cannot be measured. Many things happen that science cannot explain. They are mysterious. Science may have defined life in […]

by Stephanie Stern, LCSW

Communication is so important, but communicating your level of pain is not always an easy thing to do. Pain is invisible and only you know how you’re feeling. Some people are n […]

by Stephanie Stern, LCSW

Pain is such an important topic and one that’s not often talked about enough. Pain is very individual and, in many cases, kept quiet. There are lots of reasons why people do not o […]

I know many of you will disagree with these words, and that’s okay. We each have to find our own way through this journey of chronic pain and illness.

However, I do want to share a little bit of knowledge […]

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 […]

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. […]

Wikipedia defines caregiving as “an unpaid or paid person who helps another individual with an impairment with his or her activities of daily living”.

There is one type of caregiver that is missing from most […]

the morning news droned on

new restrictions regarding medications reported

my heart sank

my fear escalated

will my medications be restricted?

will my pain escalate?

will my ability to work […]

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The experience of pain does not minimize who we are,  and it provides challenges to relief.    It is time to educate healthcare providers, legislators and the public to enable better treatment opt […]

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front of The Mighty’s wide-reaching readership. We will now have our own growing home page on The Mighty and appear on many stor […]

by Lynne O’Connor
website: http://lynneoconnor.net/blog

A review of The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit: 10 Simple Steps to Ease Your Pain by Beth Darnall, PhD

The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit: 10 Simple Steps t […]

Dear Friends,

The Pain Community and the Academy of Integrative Pain Management are sorry to announce that The Patient Day scheduled for October 21, 2017 in San Diego has been cancelled. We simply could not […]

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 muc […]

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 […]

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This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”  Thomas Jefferson
How do you know what pain is bearable and what is too […]

by Michael Lundblad — The MetaCancer Foundation

Take a quarter. Flip it over. Is it heads or tails? Heads you look forward. Tails you look back. But don’t flip it up. Put it in your pocket and think about i […]