Teresa Shaffer

As we begin the New Year it is a time to reflect back on the old. This is a perfect time to take a close look at what worked and what did not work regarding our personal pain experience and its treatment.

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Does this statement instantly take your mind to how this will affect your pain?  If you need to travel by car, do you think about how long the trip will be? How about how many stops are needed to be made? Then, […]

I have discovered over time while on this journey with pain that I have become my own storyteller.

As I have a unique story regarding my issues with pain and so do you. Telling your story allows you the ability […]

I was diagnosed in my very early 20’s with a progressive form of Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD). I deal with my pain in a way that allows me to live my life as normally as possible. I have raised three wonderful […]

You know as I do that there is a stigma attached to these words “I live with pain.” The first two things someone may ask you when you tell them that you have chronic pain are, “Do you take pain medication?” and if […]

The Pain Community (TPC) recently donated a Top 15 trophy along with TPC key chains for the 3rd Annual Friendly Car People (FCP) Charity car show in Morgantown, WV. The event was held was at the Mountaineer Mall […]

When you live with pain for 24 years, your dreams become dim, your life is a little darker, and there is so much uncertainly in your life. Please don’t judge me too quickly, all of these things are not what I […]

Last Saturday I attended a birthday party for my Father. I was having a great deal of widespread breakthrough pain. I brushed it off as being just increased pain due to the ever changing weather patterns we have […]