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Another Ketamine Treatment for Kathryn

IMG_20141121_110246Kathryn’s having a Ketamine treatment as I write this. She’s handling it well enough that I have time to write a few sentences :)) We are so thankful for Carolinas Pain Institute for their brave fight every day against chronic pain!!!

Yesterday I “met” over the phone a CRPS patient who lives in Richmond. She has had CRPS for 6 years as an adult and has suffered beyond what most of us can imagine! As with many adults with chronic pain she is abandoned by her family to be her own advocate as she deals with multiple diagnoses, huge financial challenges obtaining medical treatment, and much more!

Without family advocates, finding caring clinicians can be much more difficult!! Without someone who feels well and clear to speak for them, adult pain patients are frequently disbelieved and verbally abused by clinicians. Alone against a system and in crippling pain, they are lost in a recipe for hell on earth. My dear friends, please pray for Kathy!

Lord, please show me what I can do to help in the battle against chronic pain!

Prayer request: – For all insurance companies to cover Ketamine treatments for all CRPS patients.

My thanks and love to you all!!

“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.” Corinthians 1:7 NIV

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Ketamine treatment

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Kathryn’s having a Ketamine treatment as I write this. She’s handling it well
enough that I have time to write a few sentences :)) We are so thankful for Carolinas Pain Institute for their brave fight every day against chronic pain!!!

Yesterday I “met” over the phone a new CRPS patient that lives in Richmond. She has had CRPS for 6 years as an adult and has suffered beyond what most of us can imagine! As with many adults with chronic pain she is abandoned by her family to be her own advocate as she deals with multiple diagnoses, huge financial challenges obtaining medical treatment, and much more! Without family advocates, finding caring clinicians can be much more difficult!! Without someone who feels well and clear to speak for them, adult pain patients are frequently disbelieved and verbally abused by clinicians. Alone against a system and in crippling pain, they are lost in a recipe for hell on earth. My dear friends, please pray for Kathy!

Lord, please show me what I can do to help in the battle against chronic pain!

Prayer request:
-For all insurance companies to cover Ketamine treatments for all CRPS patients.

My thanks and love to you all!!

“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.” Corinthians 1:7 NIV

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Big pain is back

We are so sad to tell that Kathryn is having a severe flare of CRPS pain!

She was feeling better June through October. Kathryn has been attending half days of school fairly regularly and she has really enjoyed consistent learning! She even found a little energy for extracurricular activities. She made it into Tri-M and has been preparing for All State guitar. She’s been able to attend guitar lessons twice a month and even had some energy left over to visit with friends. Its been such a relief and joy to see her have some normalcy in her life again!!

Please continue to pray my sweet friends; there are so many who live with chronic pain! Please pray for relief, strength, answers and wisdom for patients and families who fight to have a life in the midst of chronic pain!

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