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Chronic Pain: Feeling the Heat?
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mpratt
Searing. Exhausting. Oppressive. These and other words are often used to describe the high heat of the summertime. And they’re also words that we use to describe pain, especially the kind of pain that is chronic and unrelenting. This summer has been a very tough one for high temperatures and chronic pain, and one of the…
Chronic Pain: While We Are Sleeping
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mpratt
When our pain is severe, it can be difficult to sleep. Even if we’re able to doze, we often awaken with pain, and those wee hours can stretch onward, bringing more anxiety and, yes, more pain. But some of that anxiety can be alleviated if we understand that, even while we are sleeping, God is…
Chronic Illness: Health First
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mpratt
Complete your outdoor tasks, and arrange your work in the field; afterward you can establish your house. Proverbs 24: 27 Very few of us probably work in a field these days. But there’s a resonance for us in the verses above as they relate to prioritizing our lives and, especially, in helping us understand the…
Chronic Illness: Being Competitive
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mpratt
When I was first diagnosed with lupus, I asked my rheumatologist if she recommended I attend a patient support group. Her answer surprised me; she said ‘no,’ and explained that the experience might frighten me or make me depressed. Eventually, I did attend a support group, and I saw what she meant; there was an…
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