1- If you don’t live with chronic pain, a blog like Help My Hurt may help you understand what it is like to live with pain and maybe how to help someone who is..

2- If you are living with chronic pain, you can see that you’re not alone; that there are others who are fighting a similar battle.

3- We discuss lesser known causes of pain, such as vulvodynia (vulvodynia and vulvar vestibulitis).

4- I find the latest press releases about new pain relief medications.

5- We discuss alternative methods of dealing with pain.

6- People are welcome to and do share their stories of living with pain (Company’s Calling)

7- Experts and guests come and share their knowledge and answer questions.

8- We view the lighter things in life sometimes (Friday Funnies).

9- I share links to websites and blogs that I think Help My Hurt readers will find interesting and helpful.

10- Because I hope to make this the most comprehensive site on the topic of pain on the Internet and a “must visit” when it comes to pain and pain-related issues!

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Post from: Blisstree

10 reasons you should read Help My Hurt

If you have a blog that has pain-related issues, such as living with chronic pain, and you feel it would belong in the blog carnival, please join me and submit it. And, feel free to pass on the news to any favourite bloggers who you think may be interested.

The widget with the information and submission link is in the sidebar.

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Post from: Blisstree

Help My Hurt getting set to host first Living With Pain Blog Carnival

It’s been a while since I wrote a “musings” post so I thought it was about time.

I am so thrilled with the number of people who have been stopping by Help My Hurt to read what I have to write. I’m trying my best to mix things up between news about different pain-related issues, drug approvals, interesting sites about painful disorders, people living with chronic pain, and some personal stories.

One goal is to have other professionals writing guest posts or agreeing to interviews. I’ve had some success in that respect. The Company’s calling with Olympic cyclist Kristin Armstrong was very popular and I’m hoping that we can follow her along her journey to the Olympics. The fact that she is open and willing to share her life with osteoarthritis is very welcome.

Speaking of Company’s calling – our lady who answers the door may be very lonely on Monday. I’ve used up all my interviews and don’t have anyone waiting in the wings. Please, if you feel comfortable sharing your story, consider participating in this feature. I think that Company’s calling is a great way for people to learn that they are no alone – something that is very important when you’re someone who is living with pain. Please email me if you are interested.

I have a some healthcare professionals who have agreed to participate, so it’s just a matter of getting the timing right – I hope to cover all different angles of pain and living with pain.

I received an email asking me if I “just took news and posted the links” here. I don’t think I do that too much, but if the consensus is that you would like fewer news links then I can cut back. I just figured that if the news is already written, there’s not much point to me rewriting it.

As usual, if you would like to see a topic covered – all you have to do is drop me a line to make your suggestions. Anything that is even remotely related to pain will definitely be considered.

Now… time to step away from the computer and go outside to enjoy that wonderful spring sunshine.

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Post from: Blisstree

Thursday musings