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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
A Pained Life: The Language Barrier — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: The Language Barrier — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Many years ago, I was in Brazil. I only spoke “pigeon” Portuguese. I walked into a diner, looked at a menu and saw something that looked good. The counterman came over. I thought I said, “I would like the egg sandwich.” But I must have said something bizarre, because
Sunday, May 31, 2020
A Pained Life: What Price Would You Pay for a Cure? — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: What Price Would You Pay for a Cure? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I recently had my deep brain stimulator removed. The implant made my trigeminal neuralgia pain much worse. As much as I hated the implant for the entire 7 months I had it, I knew I had to give it a try. I was obsessed with finding a cure. I was looking for so
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
A Pained Life: Hold On Hope
A Pained Life: Hold On Hope: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist If I didn’t know better, I would think the lyrics from Peter Allen’s 1976 song “Taught by Experts” were specifically for the chronic pain community: I've been taught by experts in the art of cruelty Now I'm giving lessons free All it takes is three I'll teach you to ma
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Friday, June 8, 2018
Sunday, May 6, 2018
A Pained Life: The Shared Experience
A Pained Life: The Shared Experience: By Carol Levy, Columnist I'm watching TV. An ad for an eczema drug comes on. “Sorry, I can’t make it,” a woman says to the person on the other end of a phone call. “It’s just my eczema again. But its fine.” Later a co-worker asks, “Are you okay?” As she scratches at her arm, she replies “Eczema.
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