The Value of Education for Chronic Illness Patients

Paula Kamen, author of All In My Head, talks about the value of education in coping with chronic illness in an excellent editorial in the New York Times.
Leaving the Rabbit Hole. This passage, in particular, spoke to me:

The worst thing, to me, about having a non-stop multi-year headache isn’t necessarily the pain. Or the way […]

February 19, 2008  Tags: chronic daily headache, chronic illness, Education, migraines, Pain, Paula Kamen  Posted in: Education, Pain, Resources  One Comment

Pain cures for women; Migraines from low-energy light bulbs

I’ve had these two stories bookmarked to post here for a bit, so it seems past time for me to actually do it.
The best new pain cures, with a focus on women
Many women have a tough time finding the right kind of relief for their pain — and for good reason: Until recently, experts hadn’t actually studied women’s […]

January 9, 2008  Tags: CF bulbs, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, gender, light bulbs, lupus, migraines, Pain, women  Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news, Pain  2 Comments


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