The vicious cycle of overwhelm.   During periods of unbearable pain, the desperate plea to get out of pain encompasses every cell of your body. Nothing else has room in your brain space. Crying and screaming in pain just to be able to roll over in bed doesn’t allow for any other

Freedom doesn’t mean letting go, it means taking action to avoid helplessness and hopelessness. The feeling of accomplishment over years of trial and error is strange. I never thought I’d get to this point — feeling good, pain-free, and simply free. Free from the constant aching reminder that I can’t or