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30 days. Countless stories shared, conversations started, voices amplified. #PainAwarenessMonth is ending, but the work continues. All Ages. Countless Diagnoses. Millions of Stories. One Movement. See what we shared & what comes next: bit.ly/PAM26Recap #OneVoiceForPain
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New findings from @Aging_Research highlight the impact of persistent pain on older adults. All Ages. Countless Diagnoses. Millions of Stories. One Movement. Read more: prnewswire.com/news-releases… #OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
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“We are not simply the audience for #PainResearch. We are partners. We are knowledge holders.” How can research findings be shared more clearly with people living with pain? Watch our listening session with @US_ASP: youtube.com/watch?v=Qw6zxjGv… #OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
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Raising #OneVoiceForPain starts with feeling heard. #ChronicPain can feel isolating, but connection can help. Join one of our virtual peer #SupportGroups. State, national, daily, affinity & specialized groups: painconnection.org/support-g… #LetsChangePain #PainAwarenessMonth
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Advocates asked. Leaders responded. Across the country, state and local leaders officially recognized #PainAwarenessMonth, helping bring greater visibility to #ChronicPain. Thank you to every advocate who helped make it happen. #OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain #OneMovement
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#PainResearch design matters to patients. So does research communication. Join U.S. Pain and @US_ASP TODAY, @ 1 p.m. ET on 9/28, to hear directly from people with #ChronicPain about improving research messaging. 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #OneVoiceForPain
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Overwhelmed patient. Overloaded provider. An appointment that misses the mark despite good intentions. Patient advocate Tom Norris offers a path forward in the quest to create #OneMovement for #ChronicPain. Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/blog/pa… #OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
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Living with #ChronicPain often means feeling unheard in pain care. Research. Policy. Creating #OneMovement means closing those gaps and making space for lived experience. That’s how we move forward together, with #OneVoiceForPain. #LetsChangePain #PainAwarenessMonth
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What does #OneMovement look like in pain research? Researchers + people with lived experience in the same conversation. Join U.S. Pain + @US_ASP Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. ET to hear how to make pain research easier to understand. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #OneVoiceForPain
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Homework. Meals. Support groups. Swimming. An ordinary day, disrupted by #ChronicPain for both a mother & daughter. Told in two perspectives, this raw account underscores the importance of amplifying #OneVoiceForPain. Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/blog/it… #PainAwarenessMonth
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#AllAges → #CountlessDiagnoses → #MillionsOfStories → #OneMovement Each week of #PainAwarenessMonth has built toward this one. We’re starting Week 4 with a look at #ChronicPain policy & why it matters. Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/news/wa… #OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
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✔️ Shifting “disability” definitions ✔️ #ChronicPain & #MentalHealth overlap ✔️ Returning to work ✔️ & more Our recent #webinar covered risks to #DisabilityBenefits. Watch + share the recording: youtu.be/ASFYr4rCA8Q #PainAwarenessMonth #LongTermDisability #SocialSecurity
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Statistics tell part of the story. People living with pain tell the rest. Explore years of personal stories and images from our #INvisibleProject. All ages. Countless diagnoses. #MillionsOfStories. uspainfoundation.org/invisib… #OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
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We asked people living with #ChronicPain to describe their pain journey in 3 words. Frustrating. Isolating. Relentless. Living in hell. Read more + see the word cloud their responses created: uspainfoundation.org/blog/th… #MillionsOfStories #OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
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Chronic pain can look different across every community. Living Strong With #ChronicPain is a free guide created for #veterans, military members, and their loved ones. Download + share: uspainfoundation.org/wp-cont… #MillionsOfStories #PainAwarenessMonth #OneVoiceForPain
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What are higher-risk scenarios that could place your disability benefits at risk? Part 2 of our Protecting Disability Benefits After Approval webinar series, High-Risk Reviews & Investigations, is at 1 p.m. ET on 9/18. 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #PainAwarenessMonth
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U.S. Pain Foundation retweeted
Great turnout for our #chronicpain briefing at the US Capitol this week for #PAM! TU to all speakers & attendees! Support #pain bills S.5041 & S.3064. TU @SenTimKaine @SenatorAndyKim @SteveDaines @SenKevinCramer @SenatorCantwell #OneVoiceForPain @US_Pain #LetsChangePain
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How do we make pain less lonely? In her original poem “Lonely Hearts,” Molly Kamper reflects on comparing pain—and making space for each other’s experiences. Read + watch: uspainfoundation.org/blog/lo… #OneVoiceForPain #MillionsOfStories #PainAwarenessMonth
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💬 Why is sharing your pain story so difficult? Author and advocate Christie Cox shared a framework for processing and articulating your journey in this month's #BuildingYourToolbox. WATCH & SHARE: youtube.com/watch?v=c7oBn2VE… #OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth #MillionsOfStories
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Isolation is a universal #ChronicPain experience. People with pain describe feeling unheard. Misunderstood. Unseen. Dismissed. But this #PainAwarenessMonth, each of the #MillionsOfStories of pain has a place in helping drive change. How can you share yours? #OneVoiceForPain
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