Chronic Pain Month Goes Out with the Blood Moon by Celeste Cooper

Blood Moon (c) Celeste's Photo Gallery

What a phenomenon many of us had the opportunity to witness on September 28th, a total eclipse of the moon, a blood moon. And, I captured it with my own camera. What a way to mark the ending of chronic pain awareness month.

This September was full of events offered by various advocacy associations. This advocate wants to share with you her contributions to chronic pain awareness and education on various pain topics.

Scroll on down and you will find a poem written this summer that shares my intimate thoughts on our earth and its treasures.

September 2015

·        The Painful Truth: A Book, a Documentary, a Meeting with Lynn Webster, MD

·        6  Reasons You Want This Book If You Live with Chronic Pain

·        Is Fibromyalgia a Psychosomatic Illness? Med Student Asks Celeste Cooper

Health Central

·        Q&A on Chronic Pain w Karl Hurst-Wicker, MD

·        What is Centralized Pain: An Interview Dr. Karl Hurst-Wicker, MD

·        Incredible Ways to Visualize Pain in the Brain

ProHealth

6 Reasons Why Trigger Point Injections Aren’t Helping Your Fibromyalgia

August 2015

·        When a Peek at Chronic Pelvic Pain Isn't Enough

·        The Why and the Way Fibromyalgia Studies are Important to You

Health Central

·        Why knowing the cause of pelvic pain is essential to treatment

·        The Secret to Pelvic Pain and the Myofascia

·        Essential Elements of Pelvic Pain in Men and Women

July

·        Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) for Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, and Migraine

·        Myofascial Trigger Points and Chronic Pain

Health Central

Fibromyalgia Centralization and Peripheral Myofascial Pain: Interview with Karl Hurst-Wicker, MD

June 2015

·        ME/CFS Advocates Making a Difference: Giving Thanks

·        A Patient Powered Network: Change Agents for Relieving Pain in America

·        Migraine, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Myofascial Pain

Health Central

·        Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop: An Interview with a Stanford Program Leader/Trainer, Orvie Prewitt  

·        Myofascial Pain Treatment

May 2015

·        May Awareness: Sharing Our Spoons

·        Healing What Hurts: The Politics of Pain: A Symposium Overview

·        Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 - S. 483 H.R. 471-A Template Letter

ProHealth

 Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses-An Interview with a Disability Attorney. My interview with Anthony Castelli, Atty.

Health Central

·        Understanding Myofascial Pain Syndrome

·        Fibromyalgia Tender Points or Myofascial Trigger Points: Knowing the Difference for the Right Diagnosis

·         What is a Myofascial Trigger Point, and Their Relationship to Pain?

April 2015

·        Can Aerobic Exercise Reduce Fibromyalgia Symptoms?

·        Make a Public Comment on the National Pain Strategy

Health Central

·        Treatment of Foot Pain: How to Care for Our Feet

·        How to Report Foot Pain Symptoms

March 2015

·        What’s the Big Deal about Sleep?

·        Guest Blog on MIDNFULNESS by Melissa Swanson

Health Central

·        Foot Pain: What’s Causing My Feet to Hurt?

·        Getting Physical with Our Body Talk

February 2015

Health Central

A Personal Account on Chronic Pain: What If

January 2015

·        Germans Suggest Only Medication for Depression is for Fibromyalgia

·        Hey! American College of Rheumatology, What’s the Deal?

ProHealth

 Color Me M&M: The NIH P2P Report on Opioids and Fibromyalgianess

Where the Earth Meets Sky© by Celeste Cooper

The lodge pole pines tremble in anticipation

And their needles whisper in the wind.

Swaying to the orchestra of creation,

Their fragrance teases the tip of my nose.

It’s evening here where the earth meets the sky.

A graceful wind dances across my face.

It coaxes my senses to receive the invitation

To be awakened by the elegance of its finagling.

Pines swirl, their majestic crowns inviting me to join,

Taking my senses, together the earth meets the sky.

The wind washes upwards creating a sense of need,

And distant thunder keeps time with the universe.

Clouds anticipate their release upon the ground,

So they can move on—and let the night come alive.

Mingling constellations wait for the earth to greet the sky.

Listen, percussion from the wings of hummingbirds

Brushing across the cymbals of space and time.

Chipmunks chatter a crescendo of urgent messages.

The elk bugle for their mate and coyotes howl,

Extraordinary harmony as earth reaches for the sky.

This place is alive with spirit, life, and understanding.

Here is where the earth rises up to greet eternity.

A feeling of unison, and a guttural understanding,

Ours if we embrace the trembles, the orchestra, senses—

They come alive here where spirit resides between earth and sky.

  

Don’t forget to check out our book Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic Pain, FALL DEVOTIONS. It’s time to begin daily activities and inspiration for the fall season.

http://www.celestecooper.com/fall-devotions.html

In healing and hope, Celeste

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"Adversity is only an obstacle if we fail to see opportunity."  

Celeste Cooper, RN

Author—Patient—Health Central Chronic Pain Pro —Advocate

NEW Website: http://CelesteCooper.com

Learn more about what you can do to help your body function to its potential in the books you can find here on Celeste's  blog. 

All answers and blogs are based on the author's opinions and writing and are not meant to replace medical advice.  

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Celeste Cooper, that’s me, is now a Health Pro at Health Central. My role there is to write twice a month on issues having to do with chronic pain. This includes writing about various conditions, coping strategies, and items of interest to you as a community member. As you can see from my very first post, A Personal Account on Chronic Pain: What If, it is YOU who inspires ME. If you have a question, all you have to do is ask. Each of us at Health Central comes to the table with our own life’s experiences and that includes you!


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