Last week, I wrote about the inspiring movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.  For today’s Monday Chat, you’re invited to share what your own favorite inspiring movie is. Thanks to Y Entonces at Flickr for the photo.

Reminder:  Today is the last day for your September Pain-Blog Carnival submission.  I’m always on the lookout for good relaxation or guided imagery products.  I recently tried a CD by Dr. Alfred Frost, Director of the Focused Neural Fields Institute, and think it’s excellent.  Dr. Frost’s clinical focus is hypnosis for pain management and other medical conditions. The CD [...]

Here’s a challenge…  you have a stroke and go into a coma, but luckily enough, you wake up.  However, you come to realize you’re completely unable to move – except for your eyes! You can look around and blink , but that’s it.  This real neurological condition is aptly called “locked-in syndrome.”  Can you imagine [...]

Can you solve this puzzle? A boy is in a car accident and is rushed to the emergency room, where emergency surgery is needed.  The surgeon comes into the operating room, but says, “I can’t operate on this child.  He’s my son.”  The surgeon is not the boy’s father.  Who is the surgeon?  (Think about it [...]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the premier research centers in the US.  Here’s a podcast from them about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Here’s a podcast about Vulvadynia, a painful pelvic disorder in women. Reminder:  September Pain-Blog Carnival submissions due by 9/26.  Also, for those of you who might be interested, here’s a guest post [...]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the premier research centers in the US.  Here’s a podcast from them about Vulvadynia, a painful pelvic disorder in women. Vulvadynia Grand Rounds, a medical blog carnival is at Nurse Ratched’s Place this week.

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is officially over, but I hope its positive effect goes on and on.  What did you learn from the week?  What was your favorite part of this event that raises awareness of invisible illnesses like pain? You’re invited to share your thoughts in the comments! Posts this week at How to [...]

Is it easy or hard for you to accept help??? I was invited to write an article for National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week.  Here it is – a personal story about learning to accept help. You’re invited to share your own experiences of learning to accept help in the comments – whether you’re completely comfortable or [...]

This post is in honor of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. For those of us who suffer from chronic illness and pain, the experience is often decidedly NOT funny.  And at the Invisible Illness website, you’ll find lots of serious articles about the many challenges and difficulties of living with a chronic, invisible illness such [...]

With Rafael Nadal, sadly, out of the US Open in the semi-finals, I was rooting for Roger Federer yesterday.  And, of course, the tennis marvel didn’t disappoint me.  In his finals match against Murray, Federer showed what makes him great – a killer serve, one of the strongest forehands in the tennis world, and the ability [...]