According to the National Center for Medical Statistics, over 76 million people report that they have pain. That is an astounding number to me, and when taken with the fact that pain is the #1 reason why people in the United States seek medical care, I can’t help but wonder why there isn’t more discussion about pain in the... Read more
I am pleased to report that I have accepted a position as a volunteer Pain Advocacy Spokesperson for the Power Over Pain Action Network (POPAN), a program of the American Pain Foundation. I have written about the Foundation in past Share Posts, specifically when writing about the National Pain Care Policy Act, which is a major advocacy... Read more
Saturday was a sunny, warm day on Long Island, New York, which we haven’t had in a while. It seems like it has been raining forever. I live in Manhattan but my friend, Ro, picked me up early on her way from Pennsylvania and we drove out to Long Island for our 40th high school reunion. It was the first reunion I was attending... Read more
I am very pleased that The National Pain Care Policy Act, of which I have written about before, has passed the full House of Representatives. It made it this far last year but got stalled in the Senate, meaning it had to go through the full process again during this Congressional Session.
Thanks to Senator Hatch from Utah and... Read more
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) are introducing the Community Choice Act to Congress today, March 24. This is a major step forward in the effort to allow the elderly and people with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities to remain at home rather than be forced into nursing homes or other institutional... Read more
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