Pain after Spinal Cord Injury - Chronic Pain

There were 4 of us gathered by chance - all 4 of us, we were surprised to learn, had suffered an extreme injury of our backs.

A guy in his 30's said, "I don't mind the pain. It reminds me that I'm alive."

That wasn't my attitude about the pain - mine was, "This is not acceptable."

All of us make it through another day the best we can. Smiling on the outside, while inside we might be screaming in pain. We deal with it in our own ways. Grin and Bear it comes to mind.

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