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Posted by Anna at 12/20/2011 11:37:00 AM 1 comments

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Welcome to 365 pain-free days! This site is all about sharing inspiration for pain relief. To get started you may want to check out the background for this blog, and take a look in the topics archive to see what I have written about so far.

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Anna: I've lived with Rheumatoid Arhritis, a complex spinal fracture and whiplash for 17 years, and have gone through 3 major spinal surgeries. I spend so much time on self treatment and rehabilitation that I joke about being a professional patient, but actually I'm just a regular #spoonie. As long as I do the things I write about in this blog I'm able to have an active and meaningful life, and I hope my experience can inspire others dealing with chronic pain.

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