Someone Like Me: Tips to Maintain Relationships
I am an administrator and member of several support groups relating to chronic illness and pain. I read hundreds of people's stories every month. Generally,…
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Someone Like Me: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Twelve years ago I got sick overnight. Really sick. I was over at a friend's house watching a movie and started feeling really hot. And…
Someone Like Me: What Doctors Don’t Tell You
(Editor's Note: National Pain Report is pleased to welcome Colleen Sullivan as our newest columnist. As a teenager, Colleen was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, rheumatoid…
My Story: Humiliated by a Pharmacist
The day started pretty much like any other. Woke up with pain. Took a pill. Pain eased to a tolerable level. That is what my…