It has been a great summer so far. Pretty relaxing. I got to go on my first vacation in 10 years. It was amazing. Now I am getting geared up for the fall. Sept. is Pain Awareness Month and we have a lot of events going on. As well my newest book The Pain Code; Walking Through the Minefield of the Health system will be released in print on September 1, 2012. I will post a link when it becomes available. Besides monsoons being more frequent this summer, things are going well.
I was on top of the world in 2002. I had my dream job, husband, and new home; and in 8 seconds my life changed forever. I was rear-ended by a 15-passenger van. This incident lead to a brachia plexus nerve injury (whiplash) that triggered a neuro-autoimmune condition to begin to attack my body. Within 14 months, I had lost my job, house, marriage, figure (gained 40lbs), and was forced to go onto state assistance and food stamps. Ever since that day, I have fought to get my life back and now in remission, I realize that life is what we make of it.
I took one moment at a time over the past ten years. I advocate for all of us challenged with a chronic care condition involving chronic pain as well as their family, caregivers, healthcare professionals and public. Whether physical or mental, pain can and will consume you if you allow it to and only the patient can begin the process of healing! My hope is that sharing my story will inspire others to be filled with HOPE and motivation. If I can do it, anyone can. I now share my knowledge of overcoming the challenges that we face every day with our activities of daily living.
I had to learn the hard way and now pass on my knowledge to give hope and answers to patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. I hope by speaking out about my journey it stops it from happening to anyone else. I got through my life challenges by facing the fear of what was to come and remembering – you never stop cheering until the game is over! Attitude is everything!
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I am heading out to the Cauliflower Alley Club Seminars in Vegas, there will be five major seminars, dealing with many different aspects of being a professional wrestler, are on tap for the second and third days of the annual reunion in Las Vegas, NV. If you’re a young wrestler, a promoter, a manager or a referee, you won’t want to miss them! The seminars are held in Salon D of the Nevada Ballroom, right next to the CAC’s main room on the convention floor of the Gold Coast Hotel. The Power of Pain Foundation will be on hand to distribute information on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and other Neuropathy conditions. I will be also filming interviews with the wrestlers for my show Painology. Sad to be leaving Ken Taylor behind for a day, but excited to be with one of our POPF State ambassadors, Julie Johnson! It will be a good week and I am doing OK physically since my infusions. I will take it easy though, don’t plan on leaving the hotel, and not staying on the strip, so it should be restful between exhibit hall hours. So if your in Vegas Monday and need something to do? “Casino Royale” will take place at 6PM Monday April 16th in the Banquet room of the CAC Reunion. Stars appearing so far Sinn Bohdi (representing Freakshow Wrestling), WWE Diva Stacey “The Kat” Carter (representing Freakshow Wrestling), A.J. Kirsch & Martin Casaus (from WWE Tough Enough), Disco Inferno (former WCW Star), Wrestling Legend & WWE Hall Of Famer, Harley Race, WWE star, Zach Gowen, Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion 2012 Speedy Hatfield Referee of the Year Honoree, Morgan Dollar, plus more announced in the coming days… http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/2012/03/22/pro-wrestling-returns-to-the-gold-coast-april-16th/
The POPF also has the New Hampshire The 4th annual Total Woman’s Expo, for more info on that go to https://www.facebook.com/events/309896629068176/ The 4th annual Total Woman’s Expo has become a tradition in the Nashua area and caters to women aged 25-55, informing women of the goods and services meant just for them. We invite you to pause from your hectic life and come explore, relax, and renew your senses… Women from across Southern NH come to meet face-to-face with exhibitors who together, deliver a TOTAL experience of stylish and exhilarating products and services that are geared specifically towards women. From the moment one steps into the ballroom, women will have the opportunity to sample, learn and purchase an assortment of products and services. Exhibiting is given the POPF the opportunity to: Build brand recognition, RSD and Pain Issue Awareness in the Community, Target new audiences, Strengthen existing relationships, Host an auction, collect donations, Collect feedback from attendees. This event is being coordinated by Wanda Siesicki – POPF New Hampshire and Massachusetts Ambassador.
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