September is Pain Awareness Month and, as a chronic pain blogger, obviously, I wanted to post about this annual event. I only wish my pain was an annual event rather than being here every day of the year. I was asked a question on a podcast recently and I really…
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Rare Disease Facts Which You Might Not Know
Since Rare Disease Day falls on the 28th of February, I thought I’d share some facts about rare diseases. My Own Rare Disease Story After living with facial pain for many years, a doctor finally gave me a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia in 2009. I was unfamiliar with the name…
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Important Dates This Year For People With Facial Pain Or Other Chronic Illnesses
Happy new year to everyone. I thought I would start the year by listing some of the important dates for people with facial pain or other chronic illnesses. Awareness days, weeks or months are extremely important for all health conditions because awareness can help to educate people. As well as…
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Better Facial Pain Awareness by Working Together
There are many advocates within the facial pain community who strive for awareness, and I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that it can be tiring work. However, it’s much-needed work as we need better awareness for facial pain, and by working together, we can hopefully achieve it. Facial Pain…
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How to Make an Invisible Disability Visible
Most facial pain conditions are invisible so it seems appropriate that Invisible Disability Week is slap bang in the middle of Facial Pain Awareness Month. Many facial pain sufferers say that they think their family and friends might understand and have more empathy if their pain could be seen. So,…
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Why Trigeminal Neuralgia Is a Living Nightmare for Some People
Life is a nightmare for so many people living with trigeminal neuralgia. It’s a nightmare that continues day after day. There’s no escaping from it. Learn More About Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal Neuralgia Is a Living Nightmare Many people who are living with trigeminal neuralgia compare it to a nightmare. Normally,…
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It’s a Pain in the Face! Facial Pain Awareness
Trigeminal neuralgia really is a pain in the face!! Facial pain can be unbearably intense, taking control of nearly every aspect of daily life. It can make talking, eating, reading, or listening to music a struggle, and even simple pleasures – like enjoying a sunny afternoon or a brisk walk…
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Simple Ways to Spread Awareness About Your Health Condition
We’re in the last few days of September which is pain awareness month and about to enter October which is facial pain awareness month. Those can be two busy months in my calendar so I often want to hibernate during November! I say busy, but what I mean is that…
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People With Chronic Pain Need to Be Heard
September is Pain Awareness Month. Awareness months are important for all health conditions but some people might wonder why we need one specifically for pain. They might think that it doesn’t need awareness because everyone already knows what pain is. That’s true, everyone (apart from 1 in a million people)…
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People Who Prey On The Vulnerable Are Dangerous
To live with pain or illness every day can become wearying, depressing and often frightening. Everyone who lives like this wishes for one thing – to feel better. We might feel so desperate that when the chance of a cure comes along, we want to reach out and grasp it…