Because it's the month of #NERVEmber, we are highlighting CRPS and other nerve pain conditions. Diseases like CRPS and POTS often go unnoticed in the community at large. We are honored to bring awareness…
What if you lived with chronic pain every day of your life--and not just little "ouchie" pains, but real 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 kind of pain? Kirah DeCarlo…
After being diagnosed with a rare disease, there’s often a myriad of questions that follow: What am I going to do? What is this disease? Is it curable? And the…
We are mid-#NERVEmber and gearing up for the Thanksgiving season! As we continue covering chronic illnesses like CRPS/RDS that can greatly effect the nerves, we are also highlighting some helpful tips and stats to…
Here's the scenario: a woman and a man walk into the emergency room with the same symptoms. Both have terrible pain in their abdominal region. The man is immediately brought…
Monday, November 2, was Color the World Orange Day, an initiative to help bring awareness to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also referred to as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RDS). Color the World…
When you have a rare disorder like CRPS, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to the uninitiated, going to the emergency room can rival Alice's adventures in Wonderland. First of all, few members…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS, is a chronic neurological condition that usually affects a patient's arm or leg, but can present elsewhere on the body. While the medical community cannot…
As reported by the Pain News Network, when someone suffers from chronic pain, chances are he or she might have more than one ongoing disease or condition. This is called…
Did you know it’s NERVEmber? It all began in 2007. The Power of Pain Foundation created NERVEmber. November has become the month for the awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or…
‘Tis the season! Picture it. Salem, Massachusetts. It’s 1692 and suddenly, things have gone horribly, horribly wrong for you. In the middle of the night, a small band of angry…
You won’t come across too many people in your lifetimes like Elaine Gomez and her daughter, Michelle DeMont. And you probably won’t come across anyone who has died, or nearly…
I am Carla Fairchild. I am forty-seven years old, and family and fashion mean everything to me; they are me. They both are my love, my life, and my passion. Owning a…
I'm Maria; I'm a wife and mother, fashionista and shoe enthusiast. Not all of my days are bad, but no one knows about the really bad days because I hide…
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