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My CRPS Grief Cycle – Pleading!

Now on the to the second stage of Dr. Martins Chronic Illness Grief Cycle. (Dr. Jennifer Martin altered Elizabeth Kubler Ross’s original “5 Stages of Greif” to a seven stage iteration for chronic illness.) Dr. Martin calls the second stage,…

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My CRPS Grief Cycle – Denial

As I deal with the grief of having CRPS for the second time, I see our entire world struggling with similar stages as we face the pandemic of COVID-19. Dr. Jennifer Martin altered Elizabeth Kubler Ross’s original “5 Stages of…

Pain and #CRPS – My Story

Ordinary Pain Pain is subjective by its very nature.  What causes you extreme pain maybe something I would barely notice or the other way around. How much and what kinds of pain you have experienced in your life affects how…

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (#CRPS) Again!

September 2019 Before deciding to get my other knee replaced, I let my husband go through the process first.  We now had a new, younger surgeon, as my long-time surgeon had retired. The young surgeon explained new techniques in total…