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Open Letter to Chuck Todd, NBC Host of Meet the Press

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Dear Mr. Todd, I was disappointed to see that you included Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Medical Director of Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis University and founder of the Physicians for Responsible for Opioid Prescribing (PROP) as an expert panelist on your discussion about the fentanyl crisis this Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, on Meet the… Continue reading Open Letter to Chuck Todd, NBC Host of Meet the Press

Coming Out as a Chronic Pain Pariah: Part 2

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In Part One of this two part Series, I explained why our healthcare system is treating chronic pain patients like pariahs. In this post, I talk about the need to raise awareness of our invisible disability (chronic pain) as a first step toward getting our needs met. Life as a person with chronic pain is… Continue reading Coming Out as a Chronic Pain Pariah: Part 2