On Friday night, while watching television, I saw a woman in her early forties tell the world that she had been diagnosed with cancer. That woman was Catherine, the Princess of Wales. But I didn’t see a Princess. I saw a woman who looked tired and afraid. But most of all, I saw a Mum … The post Everyone Deserves Privacy…Including the Royal Family appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

Happy New Year to everyone. I am sending you my very best wishes and hope you have better health and lots of happiness. Hopefully, good things happen for you in 2024 and I truly hope that you can look forward with enthusiasm despite your pain or chronic health condition. I think I say this every … The post Look Forward With Enthusiasm – Happy New Year appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

I wrote a few weeks ago that I wanted to take a blogging break to focus more on myself and get my art journey back up and running. However, I didn’t want to let October go by without writing a post as it is Facial Pain Awareness Month and the 7th of October is Trigeminal … The post Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day And Facial Pain Awareness Month appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Wave Health to ask if I would consider using and reviewing their health-tracking app. The Wave Health App was created after one of the company’s founders was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The app was initially created specifically for people undergoing cancer treatment. However, the company then realised … The post Wave Health App Symptom Tracker – Review appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

I’ve not been blogging much lately. In fact, it’s over two months since I last published a post and I have been somewhat absent on social media and on my trigeminal neuralgia support group too. In the past, that would have driven me nuts. But this time it hasn’t. In fact, I have felt quite … The post It’s Important to Focus on Ourselves Sometimes appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

When living with chronic health conditions, life becomes difficult. It can feel as though one bad day is followed by another and that cycle just continues. Sometimes everything feels so bleak that it can feel as though there isn’t anything to smile about in our lives. When that happens, we have to search extra hard … The post 100 Small Things That Make My Day Better appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”Neil Armstrong Everyone probably recognises that quote by Neil Armstrong when he stepped onto the moon in 1969. I think he got it wrong when he said that was a small step. In my book, that was a pretty big step. I know what small steps … The post Life With Pain – One Small Step at a Time appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

A few weeks ago, my husband was watching a YouTube video and came across something he thought would be good for me – the Walkstool which is a lightweight folding stool with telescopic legs. I watched the video with him and agreed that it would be really good for me. The video was showcasing the … The post Review of the Walkstool – Ideal if You Live With Pain appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

Chronic pain affects everything in life – relationships, social life, work life, mental and emotional health. The implications of it can be severe and widespread. It also has a huge financial impact on both the sufferer and society. Despite it being a life-altering condition, it often seems as though little can be done to help. … The post “Learn to Live With the Pain” Is That Really the Best Advice From a Doctor? appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more

I was recently contacted by a publishing company to ask if I would be interested in reading and reviewing a self-help book. The title, “The Chronic Pain Couple”, intrigued me so I said yes. They emailed me a link so I could download a copy of the book free of charge. The author, Karra Eloff, … The post The Chronic Pain Couple – Really Helpful Book by Karra Eloff appeared first on Despite Pain ..read more