My Story

Editor's Note: Allie is a 25-year old woman who lives in Las Vegas. She is a chronic pain sufferer, and a budding journalist, who will…

Editor’s Note: On June 9th, the National Pain Report introduced you to Gracie Gean Bagosy-Young, a CRPS patient turned crusader. We had excellent response to…

Editor’s Note: Terri Lewis is a frequent contributor to editorial content for the National Pain Report. She is a patient advocate and educator and a…

Editor's Note: Recently, columnist Kurt W.G. Matthies, who is a pain patient, wrote a piece for the National Pain Report about urine drug testing. It…

I wasn’t even in the country when Charlie first came into my life. My mother’s bichon frise Gracie had developed an ear infection in August…

When 70 year old Phil Meade agreed to share with us at the National Pain Report his decision making about whether to have spinal cord…

Recently a reader sent an email of questions and frustrations. She brought up many issues that are common and worth addressing: doctors’ suspiciousness, that she…

Editor's Note: Joanna Mechlinski is a former newspaper reporter who now works in education. She is a lifelong Connecticut resident, avid reader and animal lover…