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Voice of People with Pain

"We tell ourselves stories in order to live." - Joan Didion

If you are a person with pain or know someone who lives with pain, we invite you to write a few paragraphs about your experience with pain and share your story. If you are able, we ask you to write how you have learned to triumph over your pain. Please include any words of support, hope and encouragement you wish to convey to others.

APF reserves the right to edit all stories submitted. Unfortunately, we are unable to print all stories that are received. If your story is selected, we will only use your first name and no contact information will be published. We may also use photos or selected quotes from any story submitted to us for use in other APF publications or in any current or future media.

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Also, visit PainAid, our interactive online community.

CLICK HERE to submit YOUR story!

 

 

Sarah
Chronic Pain

Kathy
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Lynda
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Joy
Fibromyalgia

Tracy
Injury/Workman's Comp

Antoinette
Chronic Pain

Michelle
Fibromyalgia

Karen
Chronic Pain

Lisa
Back Pain

Ashley
Living with pain

Christine
RSD/CRPS

Melissa
Fibromyalgia and Me

Floyd
Floyd vs. The Medical Profession

Rachelle
My struggle with Endometriosis

Cynthia
Dancing an Unwanted Dance

Susan
RSD/CRPS

Emily
Triad of Pain!

Elaine
Continue The Journey

Aggie
A young girl fights for a doctor to help her with her pain.

Barbara
I AM . . . Chronic Pelvic Pain

Candy
No one should be in pain.

Susan
It's a "Dorothy" story...really!

Antoinette
My life story with severe chronic pain.

Victoria
I cry...

Jenny
multiple chronic illnesses

Alison
Living with daily pain

Raymond
18 Back surgeries

Mary
RSD

Susan
Fibro Diagnosis

John
spinal cord stimulator

Mindy
Trigeminal Neuralgia

Kristina
RSD/CPRS

Jan
Interstitial Cystitis

Carol
Fibromyalgia

Cindi
Chronic Pain

Adrian
Living with hidden disabilities

Stephen
Nerve Entrapment

Sonya
Interstial Cystitis

Deb
Back Pain

Andrea
Milestones

Iris
Chronic Pain

Johnna
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

Daniel
Chronic Pain

Christine
Chronic Pain

Rhonda
Fibromyalgia

Sarah
Migraine Pain

Amy
Chronic Pain

Linda
RSD

Judy
Dystonia

Mary Jo
Chronic Pain

Debbie
Interstital Cystitis

Victoria
Vulvodynia

Linda
Chronic Pain

Brandy
CRPS/RSDS

Patricia
Caregiver

Sheila
Fibromyalgia

Afoke
Sickle Cell Anemia

Casandra
Chronic Pain

Sheila
Scoliosis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Sarah
Chronic Pain

Jerry
Chronic Pain

Erica
Chron's Disease/Fibromyalgia

Emidio
Shingles/PHN

Reeann
Pancreatitis

Keith
Mouth Pain

Gloria
Sjogrens Syndrome

Dorothy
CRPS

Kimberly
Chonic Pain

Catherine
RSD

Nikia's Story
Sickle Cell Disease

Denise
Fibromyalgia, IC

Dana
Chronic Pain

Iana
Chronic Pain

Mary
Lyme Disease

Angela
Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue

Jeanette
Fibromyalgia

Emily
RSD

Karin
Chronic Pain

Tony
RSD

Ellen
Peripheral neuralgia/CRPS II

Mary Jo
Chronic Pain

Errol
Chronic Pain

Jill
RSD

Mary
Fibromyalgia

Cindy
Cancer & Migraine Pain

Elizabeth
Scoliosis/Fibromyalgia

Pat
Pain Treatment

Julie
Chronic Pain

Cheryl
Lupus

Kristen
Vulvodynia

Jennifer
Pelvic Pain

Deborah
Car Accident/Chronic Pain

Cleveland
Interstitial Cystitis

Debby
Multiple Sclerosis

Kathleen
Eighteen and Hopeless

Kayes
Avascular Necrosis

Robin
Chronic Pain

Paula
Chronic Pain

Deantha
Chronic Pain

Wayney
JRA, FMS, Chronic Pain

Deleshia
Endometriosis

Judith
Back Pain

Daniel
A Life of Agony

Sharon
Chronic Pain

James
Scoliosis, Migraines

Alison
Unstable Spine & Pelvis, Cervical Dystonia

Jenna
Lupus

Steven
Healthcare

Lisa
RSD/Caregiver

Susan
Chronic Pain

Paul
Car accident

Tara
My Journey

Jean
Pelvic Pain

Glenda
The Declaration of Independence for Chronic Pain Patients

Heidi
Chronic Pain/Stereotypes

Carla
Chronic Pain

Nancy
Intractable Pain

Karen
Endometriosis

John
Car Accident

John
Chronic Pain

Craig
Pain

Amanda
TMJ

The Fear
A wife's struggle to understand and cope with her husband's chronic pain.

Becky
Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS)

Theresa
Fibromyalgia

Cindy
Interstitial Cystitis

Gary
RSDS/CRPS

Kathy
Endometriosis/Pelvic Pain

Cynthia
RSDS

Tracy
RSDS

Corby
Lupus

Laura
Arachnoiditis

Linda
Fibromyalgia

Diana
Neck Pain

Myrna
Sciatic Nerve Pain

Joe
Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Martin
RSDS

Stacey
RSDS

Kerry
RSDS

Lisa
Interstitial Cystitis

Joey
RSDS

Margie
Juvenile Arthritis

Rose
Fibromyalgia/Adhesions

Kim
Fibromyalgia

Sheila
Fibromyalgia/Osteoarthritis

Jane
Peripheral Neuropathy

Joan
Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lorraine
Caregiver

Dana
TMJ Disorder

Mike
Fibromyalgia

Esther
Central Pain Syndrome

Lizette
Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue

Jomy
Central Post-Stroke Pain Syndrome

Robin
RSDS

Nick
Lightning Strike/RSDS

Mary
Head & Neck Pain

Dalynne
Neck Pain

Jamie
RSDS

Barbara
Rheumatoid Arthritis

Barb
Lupus

Cathy
Fibromyalgia/Osteoarthritis

Carol
Caregiver/Fibromyalgia

Alexandra
RSD at 10

Alice
Fibromyalgia


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