People Who Are Caregivers

Beth Murinson

New Sandals

New Sandals Leather strap, pale feet - a sandy road. Pines, puddles, splash. Later, pain is sharp. This Haiku poem is about a foot injury that followed a trip to the beach with my son (he is the 'splash'). Although it was minimal compared to what some of my patients experience, I had sharp foot pain... Read more Chevron

posted 09/20/2007, comments (0)|

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Candy Franks

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Going Home

Stacy came for a visit last week. It was her first time back since moving to San Francisco several months ago. You might have noticed that I didn't say that she came "home." Things have changed dramatically in such a short time. Since her diagnosis of TMJ Disorder and subsequent chronic pain, Stacy has experimented with leaving the... Read more Chevron

posted 09/15/2007, comments (3)|

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expatchad

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What you see is not what you get.

My name is Chad Merritt and my wife has had fibromyalgia for 6 years now and I am her caregiver. it is a difficult and sleepless job that I wouldn't give up for the world. She is one of the worst case scenarios you hear about that only get worse as time goes by. She is only 30 years old but has seen a lifetime of pain. I created this... Read more Chevron

posted 09/04/2007, comments (8)|

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pardney

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Hertz Nazaire's "Ten Redefined".

The best depictions of sickle cell pain is by the increadibly talented Haitian artist Hertz Nazaire. He has been very generous in the past, giving me permission to show 3 of his paintings as part of my pain management inservice for nurses.They say more about suffering than I could ever possibly put into words! Thanks, Naz!!!

posted 08/28/2007, comments (0)|

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In the ER

In the ER In the ER the shifted gear from the road of ambiguous fear Quick answers in the gleam of tear, fast suture in the bleeding tear, Aleve the burned skin, withdraw the shearing bullet, aid the pair Death stricken in car accident, tame the erratic breath of lung that failed To take a gasp of air,... Read more Chevron

posted 08/21/2007, comments (0)|

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