Tag: POP Foundation
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What is Central Pain Syndrome?
“What is Central Pain Syndrome?” Central Pain Syndrome is a lifelong neurological disease of the Central Nervous System, which causes constant, unending, agonizing pain signals of all somatic types simultaneously. It is caused by lesions on the somatic pathways in the brain, brainstem, and/or spinal cord, which can be the result of disease or injury. There is presently…
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Share Your Story: Stephanie Lynn; Arachnoiditis
Share Your Story: Stephanie Lynn Christianson; Arachnoiditis One day in May 2006, out of nowhere I was suddenly overtaken by pain in my knee. I saw the orthopedist, whom at the time was on the fence about proceeding with a surgical intervention. I had the surgery, but the pain never really went away. I left…
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Sheila Kim Purcell, shares her story about living with Multiple Sclerosis
Sheila Kim Purcell #ShareYourStory #MS August 20,1999 was one of the most life altering days of my life. The first was the day I found out, I was going to have a baby. This day was not so joyous as it was the day I found out I had MS. I was a single parent…