Good morning, everyone ~It’s shortly after 4:00a.m. as I start this week’s Group message. Outside, the 58 degree temps under mostly cloudy/still dark skies blankets the sleeping neighborhood with a promise of pending rain. Barometric pressure is building. For some of us, that building pressure can be felt in our bones/joints. For others, it’s the
Good morning, everyone ~ How quickly the days melt from the calendar! And yet, how slowly we seem to be moving through this pandemic! The mirror of Time has two ‘faces’ … each with a muddled mind. I begin to speak/write/think in that language I once considered the voice of “old folks”; the one that
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Good morning, everyone ~ Wow! Sixty-five degrees at 2:25a.m. on the 17th day of December! or ? Or is this just another “is” in a long list of things we need to adjust to? Speaking of adjustments, the process of adjusting to changes/challenges can be made a little easier by developing a flow chart — either starting
Get the Facts About Migraine – and Take Control – For Grace Migraine Info Page They’re No Joke! Migraine is the third most prevalent illness and sixth most disabling illness in the world – yet there’s still much misunderstanding and lack of information about this serious chronic pain condition that impacts one billion people across the globe. Learn more about migraine – and see what you can
It’s CRPS Awareness Month! CRPS awareness month 2021 has finally started! Throughout November we will be sharing facts and information about CRPS across our social media channels, we also have our 7th annual national CRPS Conference on 21 November and don’t forget our Silent Auction in aid of Burning Nights CRPS Support.What’s Going On in November?Beril, are you
https://www.webmd.com/depression/ss/slideshow-physical-symptoms-depression?ecd=wnl_emw_101321&ctr=wnl-emw-101321_lead_cta&mb=X9BGobA7BYgwk8%2FQ26MRUWdEpmNqbUHL5ZWpoSEk9GU%3D Depression Slideshows Slideshow: Physical Symptoms of Depression Medically Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD on September 11, 2019 Sleep Problems 1/12 Depression can affect your body as well as your mind. Trouble falling or staying asleep is common in people who are depressed. But some may find that they get too much shut-eye. Chest Pain 2/12 It can
https://uspainfoundation.org/news/tell-congress-what-you-think-about-the-updated-draft-cdc-opioid-prescribing-guideline/ Tell Congress What You Think About the Updated Draft CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline by US Pain Foundation | Aug 3, 2021 | News Note: Click here to submit your statement to your Congressional Representative. On Friday, July 16, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) met to review a report on the new draft
Good morning, everyone ~ In the cooler hours of pre-dawn, the light from inside my office attracts insects to the window by my desk where I sit typing. Insects attract frogs. It’s a phenomenon that never fails to capture my attention. To suddenly be distracted by the appearance of a frog’s pale belly plastered to
https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2022/6/20/awareness-should-promote-healing-not-division Advocacy and Awareness Should Promote Healing, Not Division June 21, 2022 By Mia Maysack, PNN Columnist June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month in the United States. This year’s theme is “Advocate for Access.” Although I understand the intent behind awareness months, to those of us who truly live with a non-stop condition, they
Good morning, everyone ~Truly, my wish for each of you today is that you do indeed have not just a good morning, but an entire day filled with goodness. It’s been such a long time filled with challenges, struggles, losses; and we’re not out of the proverbial woods by any means. Yet, how ‘medicinal’ it
Good morning, everyone ~ We’ve all heard the saying: “The only constant is change.” At this point, we’ve lived out the truth behind those five words. More, we have experienced the dichotomy of them — that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Today’s news-feed is so similar to yesterday’s (and how many
V.R. treatments may provide relief similar to intravenous opioids — a tantalizing prospect for the millions of Americans living with chronic pain. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. After an hour-and-a-half bus ride last November, Julia Monterroso arrived at a white Art Deco building