Where can kids turn for resources to help cope with chronic pain or other adversity?  I came across an interesting website, Help Me Cope!, and asked Dr. Taylor to tell us more about a quiz he’s developed to help kids communicate what they need to cope.

Dr. Taylor:  I want to thank How to Cope with […]

Our How Do You Show Your Love Contest is officially over.  This contest was for your favorite way either to say thanks for the love and support you receive - or - to show your love for someone with chronic pain.
We only had 3 entries, and here they are:
1.  Leilani writes, “I enjoy writing love notes […]

Today’s article and Wednesday’s “How Do You Show Your Love” Contest (enter by 2/19) are in honor of Valentine’s Day.
This is a guest article by Dr. David Kannerstein, who answers a reader’s question about her marriage affected by pain.  Dr. Kannerstein is a psychologist who specializes in helping individuals and their families manage chronic pain.
Debbie writes:
I’ve been suffering […]

Today’s and Friday’s posts are in honor of Valentine’s Day.  The day of celebrating love, love, love…

Pain can put stress on your relationships – with spouses, partners and other romantic relationships, as well as with your family and friends.  But today we’ll celebrate what goes right.
What’s your favorite way to express thanks for the love and support […]

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Jeisea writes:  You informed us about that fantastic downloadable booklet for families or supporters of people who have pain.  My Google group is putting together questionaires to assist pain […]

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Dr. Dan Gottlieb, a psychologist who hosts Voices in the Family on NPR radio, recently had a show on chronic pain, and I was pleased to have been one of the guests.  Here’s the link to the podcast of this 11/19/07 Voices in the Family NPR […]

2 times a month, readers’ questions will be addressed.  Submit your’s here.  (Please remember this isn’t medical advice;  these are general answers for all readers.)
 
 A reader Susan writes:
Greetings, I’ve had CRPS for several years, and I’d like some suggestions on how to communicate to my family and others.
I tell them that I’m ok and have accepted […]

Drumroll, please…   And the winner is…

Rebecca, who suggested a family fun night.  Congratulations!!
Her winning entry:
One of my favorite ways to relax entails our family fun night.  My 4 children and I, (yes, it IS possible to relax with four kids), light candles around the room, put on mud masks, and cut up cucumbers and put them on […]

We all know pain is difficult to deal with when we’re the one in pain.  It’s also tremendously hard to see someone we love in pain, especially a child.
Tony is the moderator of RSD/CRPS World News Group.  His granddaughter was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with the pain disorder RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), […]

This post finishes our series about chronic pain and the family, and with it, I wanted to share this version of a “Letter to Those Without Pain” I saw recently.  In trying to find information about the original author, I learned that Ricky Buchanan is credited with writing the original “Letter” about living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  Her original […]