Patient Advocacy on Behalf of Hospital Patients

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

December 3rd, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Given what I have seen in my mother's hospital care recently, I have come to understand that there is a dire need for patient advocacy on behalf of hospital patients. I was by my mother's side for two full weeks, watching her like a hawk -- which turned out to be absolutely necessary for ensuring her proper treatment. Of course, I finally had to leave and get back to my own life. Once I returned ...

My Mom’s Accident

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

November 28th, 2008 • 2 Comments

It took a while to put together the pieces of information I gathered from various sources, but I now know more or less what happened to my mom two Sundays ago. First the background 411: A few years ago, my mom devised a system whereby she could still work as a street artist, despite her increasingly severe chronic pain and resulting disability: She assembled three carts that she could fill with her artwork, bought a scooter and attached a trailer ...

Heart and Will to Survive

By: Dennis Dooley, Street Artist

November 28th, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Today I received a CC of this email from Dennis, a street artist who worked side-by-side with my mom and sent this email to all the other street artists. It is a testimony to my mom's inspirational ability to transcend chronic pain, limited mobility, and other obstacles -- ...

My Natural Pain Relief Article in AARP

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

November 28th, 2008 • 3 Comments

I'm tickled pink to announce my natural pain relief article in AARP magazine. For the story, I interviewed fabulous health care practitioners and chronic pain patients, including James Dillard, Paula Kamen, Martin Rossman, David Simon, Steven Stanos, and Cynthia Toussaint. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Transcend Pain and Suffering through an Attitude of Gratitude

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

November 28th, 2008 • 1 Comment

In my journey living with and healing from chronic pain, I have learned to transcend pain and suffering through attitude of gratitude.  Even in my lowest moments, I have been able to find something for which I have been grateful. There have been days when my pain and suffering have been so bad that I've been ...

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