Marsha Tyszler
Marsha Tyszler’s journey with chronic pain began in 2003, when she fell while trying to jump a fence in a relay race. Although she immediately felt severe burning and coldness…
Marsha Tyszler’s journey with chronic pain began in 2003, when she fell while trying to jump a fence in a relay race. Although she immediately felt severe burning and coldness…
Diagnosed at the age of two, Kelly Rouba has lived for twenty-eight years with juvenile arthritis (JA), an autoimmune disease that causes swelling, stiffness and joint inflammation. In all autoimmune…
Karin Boyce has dealt with many health issues in her forty-four years. At thirteen, she developed sciatica pain following an afternoon of horseback riding, and was unable to stand upright…
At eighteen, Edania Maldonado is young, compassionate and full of life. A freshman at LaSalle University, she dreams of becoming a pediatric physical therapist. Edania may appear to be a…
Denise Coleman’s back pain began when she was just twelve. At first, it was mainly just a nuisance. By the time she was in college, however, the pain interfered with…
Nicole Spink has been living with a chronic neurological syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, since she was ten. Over the past eight years, the disease, which began as a sprain to…
At 42, Gina Libby has lived with chronic pain for more than 20 years. Yet it hasn’t stopped her from making an impact; she’s on the frontlines of pain advocacy,…
Last year, fifty-year-old Julie Dye never imagined she would be a cancer patient, and more important, a cancer survivor. Dedicated to her job as a youth case manager, she traveled…
Like so many people who live with chronic pain, 27-year-old Sandy Do of San Francisco inhabits a complicated situation that requires careful navigation every day. Sandy lives with a wide…
For decades, Radene Marie Cook had two complimentary careers: she was a professional actress, dancer and singer in southern California, and she enjoyed a 16-year run as an on-air radio…
As a little girl, Jenni Prokopy was told her aches were a result of growing pains. With periods of intense pain and times when the pain waned, Jenni dealt with…
Lynne Popadak was in her mid-thirties with a successful career in television and movie production. She loved her work and valued her relationships. Her life was full of adventure and…