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Lennie Duensing wrote a new post 6 years, 9 months ago
Why do I take Pictures?
At a party the other day, I got asked for the umpteenth time, “Why do you take so many pictures?” Whenever asked this, I’ve always thought, “What a dumb question.” You know, you do wh […]
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Lennie Duensing wrote a new post 8 years, 1 month ago
As a person who lived with serious chronic pain for many years, and one who has had a very busy home and work life, I’ve found that drawing to music was one way I could get much needed “breathing room” for m […]
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Lennie Duensing wrote a new post 9 years, 4 months ago
I’ve always been a dancer. My ballet training started when I was three, and from there, I went on to modern and jazz. Today, at 66, I’m an avid “barroom” dancer. But there was a time, from my early twenties to mid […] -
Lennie Duensing posted a new activity comment 9 years, 4 months ago
I’m already failing at #s 5 and 6! I ate a ton of stuffing (my favorite) and have not recovered from it yet.
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Lennie Duensing changed their profile picture 9 years, 4 months ago
Thank you for your story. I’m laying here in pain but I’m reaching out to belong and find love and support. How can I connect with the organizations and find support for a physically changing future. I am going on for my DNP ( doctorate of nursing practice) at least I am at the point I’m still trying everything I can to stay focused on growth as two years ago I could not have due to pain…. I’ve been blessed with a second breath. Maybe I can do something for my doctorate with the pain organizations you mentioned. Should I just call them? I will . Any advice. I have found mindfulness helpful, have read manage pain before it manages you, catastrophe thinking . If I could help others I would feel so satisfied. I would love to make pain research a part of my education for my personal benefit as well. I am a mom of 7, 4 still home. 13-19 a home. We r a team. I would love to hear from you.
Lennie Duensing,
What a wonderful story about finding life again. It is amazing how we can find things along our journey with pain that is positive. I loved reading your story as my pain also started in my early 20’s and I had 3 small children at the time, all under the age of 7.
Movement is wonderful, some days it is harder to move with the pain but I agree that we have to try. We have to fight the pain and movement can be one of our best treatments.
Hi Coup,
It is nice to meet you. I read your message above and wanted to invite you to the live hosted chats here at The Pain Community. It is a wonderful way to start the day and also to meet new friends who truly understand the journey of chronic pain.
The chats are Monday – Wednesday – Friday at 11 AM Eastern Time in the chat room here on the website. You will find the chat room under the tab “community” the same place that you find the discussion forums.
We look forwarding to chatting with you here on the discussion forums and hope to see you in chat.
TPC YaYa
TPC Community Moderator
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Hi Coup. It would be great to have you join us and talk more. Come to chat or we can start a forum if you prefer
Lennie is an inspiration, right? Coup: from one nurse to another, I would love to see you become one of our regulars in the community; we would love to be a safe haven for you. I am proud to hear that you are working on your DNP. (jealous too) Nursing research on effective pain care—especially around integrative techniques and wellness is desperately needed. If you are not involved with the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) or the American Academy for Pain Management (AAPM), your colleagues are waiting for you there too. Nurses who live with pain have a powerful voice and can speak to the public in unique ways. WE NEED YOU!!
Thank you for your story. I really related to this. With my fluctuating pain levels I’ve decided the true measure of “good day-ness” is whether or not I’m moving forward. As long as I’m moving, I figure I’m moving in the right direction. Once I let go of the “must rest up” mentality that came with my diagnosis, I found I had much more energy and felt much better. It took nearly 10 years to recover from a horrible injury that left me flat on my back for 13 weeks and unable to walk more than a few steps for a couple of years. Now I wear a pedometer to count my steps and know that I will feel better once I cross that 6,000 steps threshold each day. If I make it to 10,000, 12,000 or even 15,000 I know I’m moving forward and into a better head space even if my body is a little sore. I’ve developed a better balancing skills to open up, breathe and even meditate while moving. Life is a dance.