No one tells you gratitude and rage can share the same breath. On better days, when pain eases just enough for you to notice light, you might feel both at once, thankful for a friend’s text, furious that you need it. Most days aren’t better. Most days, “look on the bright side” feels like a…
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When Pain Shows Up as an Unwanted Teacher
Chronic pain changes you. I know that as a doctor who has treated it, and as a patient who lives with long-term pain. Pain isn’t only a feeling in the body. It shifts your thoughts, your mood, and how you move through the day. It also pushes on your mind in a way few things…
Read moreFinding Beauty Amidst the Pain: Celebrating Life Through Cancer Poetry
Amid despair In the midst of darkness and fear, There is beauty that shines A glimmer of hope in the night. Cancer, the cruel thief of life, steals our joy and leads us to strife, but in its shadow, we find strength. Infinite resilience. In the eyes of those who fight, the fire burns. as…
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