Despite Pain Blog – Talking About Pain
We know there are thousands of people living with trigeminal neuralgia but often their voices go unheard. However there are pain warriors who are gifted writers, and share their experiences…
Posts by Lynette Donnelly
Committee Meeting – Sep 2023
Tuesday September 26, 2023 6:00 PM AEST to 7:00 PM AEST Committee Meeting 6.00pm Members Kim O’Donnell Lyn Donnelly – apologies given Angelo Trovato Peter Gough Sarah Wilkinson Nora English…
Melbourne Support Group
Saturday August 12, 2023 1:30 PM AEST to 1:30 PM AEST Maroondah Federation Estate, 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood, 3134 – Meeting room 4 Come along and meet Dr Jeremy Russell …
Can Reiki Help Your Chronic Pain
Can Reiki Help Your Chronic Pain? We are constantly looking for therapies which can help our community living with trigeminal neuralgia manage pain. Reiki is a Japanese form of energy…
Should You Stop Talking About Your Pain?
Should You Stop Talking About Your Pain? Getting pain under control starts by talking about it differently—and less. Posted April 9, 2021 Reviewed by Devon Frye KEY POINTS The language…
Sticks and Stones – Lets Do Things Differently
We have no doubt you have heard the children’s rhyme, Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. “Sticks and Stones” is an English-language children’s rhyme. The…
Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain and Erenumab
There has been some talk on social media trigeminal neuralgia sites, that a possible drug developed for severe migraine, could be used for trigeminal neuralgia pain. There have been a…
Podcast – Pain and Executive Function How To Get Things Done
This podcast produced by Deanna Tsiapalis from Pain2Possibilities titled “Pain and Executive Function how to get things done“, describes how the brain can prevent you from completing tasks and to…
Thank you Andrew Danks (Assoc/Prof)
We have known for a few weeks that our Medical Advisory Board surgeon, Associate Professor Andrew Danks from Melbourne was to retire. We would like to express our heartfelt thank…
President’s Reflections – Aug 2023
My monthly President’s Reflections always give me time to appreciate everything we achieve in support of our community. National Support Line During the past month, I have accumulated 343.94 minutes…
