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My name is Lelena.
I am a #ChronicPain patient.
I am required to pee in a cup monthly to show #compliance to my #LowDose #opioid regimen.
I am painted as despicable, helpless, & #unclean by the powers that be.
I am a modern-day #Leper.
#EndStigma #PainLeper
I am a #ChronicPain patient.
I am required to pee in a cup monthly to show #compliance to my #LowDose #opioid regimen.
I am painted as despicable, helpless, & #unclean by the powers that be.
I am a modern-day #Leper.
#EndStigma #PainLeper
Newsflash, America:
I'm not JUST a #ChronicPain patient.
I am not helpless.
I am not #unclean.
I am not #despicable.
I don't just use #pills to overcome my #SeverePain.
I refuse all #stigma, misconceptions, assumptions, and #labels.
I am an #Overcomer.
I'm not JUST a #ChronicPain patient.
I am not helpless.
I am not #unclean.
I am not #despicable.
I don't just use #pills to overcome my #SeverePain.
I refuse all #stigma, misconceptions, assumptions, and #labels.
I am an #Overcomer.
I will be criticized for calling myself a #ChronicPain patient.
People will say: she wallows in illness. She enjoys it! She IDENTIFIES with her pain.
Wrong. It is part of my reality. I must face it & battle it daily.
And I do. Despite all the negativity I face from others.
People will say: she wallows in illness. She enjoys it! She IDENTIFIES with her pain.
Wrong. It is part of my reality. I must face it & battle it daily.
And I do. Despite all the negativity I face from others.
