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Her pain is like a blowtorch : But Milford woman with rare disease redeeming cans, bottles in struggle for independence
Pam McLoughlin
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Amanda Pitre, who suffers from an auto-immune disease, poses at her home in Milford, Conn., on Thursday Jan. 21, 2021. Pitre, who teaches at a school for special needs children, is collecting redeemable cans and bottles to raise money to put toward her own home with handicap accessibility and support the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
MILFORD Amanda Pitre, 30, lives with her parents and can only work part time because she has an autoimmune disease that creates constant, burning pain as if a “blowtorch” was lit inside her.
The Spero Clinic Launches the Hope for Chronic Pain Podcast to Inspire CRPS and EDS Patients Seeking Help
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The podcast which has already published four episodes will be hosted by the Clinic s leader, Dr. Katinka van der Merwe. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (PRWEB) February 11, 2021 Dr. Katinka van der Merwe, founder and CEO of The Spero Clinic, has dedicated her career to treating the chronic pain population. She has spent more than a decade seeing these patients at her clinic, and she has gained a wealth of knowledge from working with them. Now she is sharing that knowledge by launching the “Hope for Chronic Pain” podcast, which will provide listeners with insight into the patterns associated with chronic pain and thoughts on how to live with and alleviate it.
Fayetteville, AR (PRWEB) February 10, 2021 Dr. Katinka van der Merwe, founder and CEO of The Spero Clinic, has dedicated her career to treating the chronic
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
In
Rivera v. Kirby Offshore Marine, L.L.C., the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revisited the
Sieracki seaman doctrine with respect to a pilot injured onboard a third-party vessel, allowing the pilot to recover from the third-party vessel owner under a theory of unseaworthiness. Captain Jay Rivera served as a Branch Pilot for the Port Aransas Bar and Corpus Christi Bay who piloted vessels transiting those areas. 983 F.3d 811 (5th Cir. 2020). Rivera was assigned to bring a vessel owned by Kirby Offshore Marine, L.L.C., from Port Aransas to the Corpus Christi harbor. When boarding the vessel, Rivera stepped on an unmarked hatch cover, causing injury to his ankle and fracturing the fifth metatarsal on his left foot. Thereafter, Rivera was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and deemed unfit to continue to perform his job as a pilot. Rivera’s commission was revoked and he lost his membership with the pilot’s associati
Morris was looking forward to starting university, but pain medication is so high she can’t study. She needs so much medication to manage the pain she can’t study or work full-time. Her doctors told her the rare disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, required long-term treatment. In the worst case scenario it could remain at this intensity for two years. Ministry of Health statistics for 2008 to 2015 show an average 150 Kiwis a year are diagnosed with the syndrome. Morris said the affliction may end up affecting her for the rest of her life. “The pain won’t be as bad. But it could flare up from time to time, especially if I strain myself.”