This week, we amplify the voices of Australians living with chronic pain - especially those facing #arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.

👉 Join us and be part of a national movement for change with Chronic Pain Australia: chronicpainaustralia.org.au/painchanger/

#NationalPainWeek

ID photo of co-authors and book cover

New anthology Poised on the Pointe of Pain shares raw, powerful stories of illness, pain & disability. Created by Macquarie Uni & WestWords, it launches for #NationalPainWeek. 10% of sales support @ChronicPainAust. #NarrativeMedicine 👉 lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july...

Won a gold medal for a #poem just in time for #NationalPainWeek and the start of the #Olympics

It is related to at least one of these things!

#Poetry

Invisible Battles by David Wakeham Shattered shards of self, scattered in the silence, / Anxiety amplifies, adheres to every . Published at the web's largest poetry site.

As we end another #NationalPainWeek, I note that it has been 7548 days since my last pain-free day.

Coincidently, I was awarded another gold medal for one of my poems, Invisible Battles. So let's celebrate that.

Link below.

#InvisibleDisability #ChronicPain #Stigma #Ablesim #Gaslighting