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This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website
“Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.” — Hippocrates
If you’re undergoing chemo, radiation or surgery, you […]

This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Exercise is, of course, good for y […]

August 2015, Teresa Shaffer and I shared our personal experience with a new device called “Quell”.  TPC members and online viewers continue to search our website about this topic wanting to know:

What is it? […]

September is Pain Awareness Month. To mark this annual event, The Ehlers Danlos Society and The Pain Community are joining in a year-long project to bring awareness to our communities about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes […]

by Noki4 – TPC Online Community Member

When advocating for others, we bring our “A game” to the table. We have our ducks lined up in perfect formation, and we know what we have to do. Unfortunately, the same […]

The following is a poem by one of our members, Ruth Gorishek. Special thanks to Ruth for sharing with us.
A Twinkling of Angel Dust

Did you know that it’s the little surprises

that come our way that make […]

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 pur […]

As a person living with pain, you’ve likely talked extensively with your healthcare provider about your pain management plan, opioid medications and long-term health goals. Yet, while opioid pain medication r […]

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 […]

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 […]

by BD, Forum/Chat Participant

For a long time I have wanted to share more of my world. I have also been encouraged by others at The Pain Community (TPC) to do so. One of the hurdles is the way I view myself. […]

If You Want To Take Away My Handicap Parking Permit…You Must, FIRST, Take Away My Disabling Pain!
by Noki4, TPC Forum/Chat Participant

How many of you use a state-provided handicap parking permit?

I see […]

Written by members of the TPC Chat room and the Friends in Pain Facebook group in 2014, this is a parody of the “12 Days of Christmas”. These contributors bring wonderment and joy to each other and are a testament […]