Contributed by: Kathryn Reviewed by: Evelyn Corsini, MSW, July 2010 Kathryn is a 48-year-old woman from Minnesota. She describes her approach to two chronic pain conditions, reflex sympathetic dystrophy/ complex regional pain syndrome, [RSD/CRPS], a neuropathic pain condition, and post-chemotherapy neuropathy, by knowing that her pain does not mean that her body is continuing to be injured. I’ve… Read more »
Month: July 2010
Oh, my aching back: Learning about spinal osteoarthritis
For many of us, pain is a big part of the aging process: Our joints may get stiff and achy, and we may have trouble moving around the way we used to. Since the back has joints just like the other bony parts of the body (such as your hips and knees), it’s no surprise that your… Read more »
My motivations and goals
Contributed by: Connie Reviewed by: Evelyn Corsini, MSW, June 2010 Connie is a grandmother from Nebraska. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in November 2001. During this time I have been able to control my glucose level with diet. In the early years I was able to walk for exercise. Since that time I… Read more »
Sometimes I feel my life goes on without me
Contributed by: Mary Ann Reviewed by: Evelyn Corsini, MSW, June 2010 Mary Ann is 65 and lives in Georgia. She submitted the two stories that are here. She wrote the second after she had an accident. Part I When the pain started on the left side of my face I felt like a really bad… Read more »
