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My Wife is My Hero
Some caregivers support “clients” or “patients” professionally. At times, they may become friends. Other caregivers support “loved ones”- spouse, child, close friend, parent, etc. In my case, I support my wife Lee. Sometimes, it is too easy to find myself falling into the trap of feeling helpless or angry that I cannot do anything to…
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Expand Your Support Network
People who have CRPS, and those who care for them, naturally focus a lot of attention on pain and how to treat it and live with it. Another natural outcome of dealing with CRPS is understanding how it can isolate you from the rest of the world. CRPS, or any chronic debilitating illness, changes your…
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Resilience
It has been too long since my last entry. Hard to believe that the winter of 2018 is gone and we’re about to enter Spring 2019! In that time, Lee had another surgery on her injured foot. As those of you who understand CRPS may know, any additional trauma (injury, surgery, needle stick, etc) can…
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Expanding Awareness of Those Suffering with Pain
Lee and I spend a lot of time thinking about how to increase awareness in our community about the plight of people suffering from not just CRPS, but severe chronic pain in general. Here are some troubling statistics about the epidemic of chronic pain just here in the U.S. If those of us directly or…
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My Wife Has Taught Me About a Life Well Lived
I have said it before. My wife Lee is my hero. We have spent the past 31 years together, during which she has been battling CRPS and a host of other conditions for 28 of those years. In that time, I have witnessed her courage and determination in fighting for a better life- better medical…
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Welcome to our new site!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! We have been in the process of redesigning and updating our site on a new hosting platform. It has taken longer than we thought, but now we’re done and hope you find the information valuable.
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Where and How CRPS Spreads
Skin is the largest organ of the body and it is severely depleted by CRPS. Whether it’s skin blisters, burning breakout rashes, pustules, dermatitis, etc. the answer is YES, CRPS has the ability to damage every organ in the body. Skin damage appears in various areas on the body and is the result of further…