WorthTheFight
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US Government Officials Endorse Inhumane Torture of Chronic Pain Patients
TORTURE EXISTS IN 2018 IN THE US AND IT IS SPREADING GLOBALLY. IT’S HAPPENING IN MEDICAL FACILITIES. IT’S HAPPENING TO CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS (CPP), PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND TRAUMATIC INJURY AND PEOPLE WITH PAINFUL, INCURABLE DISEASES. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS HAS GONE ON RECORD STATING THAT, “UNTREATED PAIN IS…
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The Ryan & Zona McGee Story – A Chiari Angel’s Fight
Zona McGee was blessed with a vibrant and beautiful little boy on July 2nd, 1993. She named him Ryan Andrew and fell in love with his sweet face the second she first held him. He looked just like her! Her husband, Kevin, and daughter Crystal, eight-years old at the time, were over the moon as well.…
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Health & Fitness: Walking In Your Power!
After years of having our symptoms dismissed, having our pleas for help and understanding seemingly fall on deaf ears by our doctors (and many times our friends and family as well), it can be a relief to finally have a name for what has gone so horribly wrong with us. The relief is short-lived however,…
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A Bruised Mind – Chiari & Depression
Depression is more than simply “feeling sad.” It is a deep dark tunnel of despair that seems to have no end. It manifests as a cohort of symptoms, seeking to wreak havoc in every facet of your life. The activities that you once found enjoyable seem to take more energy than it promises to be…
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You The Advocate: Getting Started With Self Advocacy
Self-advocacy starts with believing that you are worthy of love, respect, dignity, and autonomy. This belief will animate everything you do and will affect how others will believe, perceive, and respond to you. It will affect the degree to which others will be able to help you, including your medical team and support systems. Other…
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The Christopher Ellington Story – A Chiari Warrior’s Journey [Updated]
My introduction to Chiari malformation I (CM1) begins in 1994. I had been married about 7 months and we had just celebrated our first Christmas together as newlyweds. Shortly after the new year, I developed a bad headache that eventually evolved into losing my eyesight in one eye. I went to the eye doctor, who…
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Suicide Prevention List – International & By State
International list of suicide hotline websites https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines http://www.crisistextline.org United States Suicide Hotline numbers links http://www.suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html Alabama http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/alabama-suicide-hotlines.html Alaska http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/alaska-suicide-hotlines.html Arizona http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/arizona-suicide-hotlines.html Arkansas http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/arkansas-suicide-hotlines.html California http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/california-suicide-hotlines.html Colorado http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/colorado-suicide-hotlines.html Connecticut http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/connecticut-suicide-hotlines.html Delaware http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/delaware-suicide-hotlines.html Florida http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/florida-suicide-hotlines.html Georgia http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/georgia-suicide-hotlines.html Hawaii http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/hawaii-suicide-hotlines.html Idaho http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/idaho-suicide-hotlines.html Illinois http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/illinois-suicide-hotlines.html …