Letters To Families & Friends of CRPS and RSD Patients Living With CRPS and RSD, or Any Type of Chronic Pain 

In this section we have included some letters and articles for Loved ones, friends, and even some for patients regarding CRPS. 

LETTER TO FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF CRPS (or what used to be known as RSDS) PATIENTS

LIFE AS A CHRONIC PAIN PATIENT CAN BE LIKE A BOWL OF BANANAS 

If you are a loved one of a CRPS patient, a friend, or would like someone you know or love to read what it is like to be a CRPS patient, what we go through, what our symptoms feel like, what our days are like, etc. this article is for you. It was written by Keith Orsini, one of the directors and of founders of American RSDHope and a long-term CRPS patient. Keith first developed CRPS in 1974. He shares a few articles below in the hopes of increasing understanding among the families and loved ones of patients. Feel free to send the link to this page to anyone you wish to better understand this disease including fellow patients.ARTICLES ABOUT PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES SPOUSAL COMMUNICATION IMPACTS PARTNERS PAIN COPING INCURABLE PAIN LEADS PATIENT TO HOPE, FOR HIMSELF AND FOR OTHERS – Interview with Keith Orsini, Part OneCHRONIC PAIN COMPLICATES EVEN THE SIMPLE THINGS

– Keith Orsini Interview, Part Two

Living With CRPS  or RSD Impacts Every Facet Of Your LifeNEW TO THE DISEASE? NEW TO THE WEBSITE? 

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