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How to discuss chronic pain with children

My teenage daughter saw me crying from a pain flare and now she's scared I'm going to die, but I don't know how to explain chronic illness to her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parental suffering challenges the protective illusion of adult invulnerability that children need for security.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pain — acute and chronic management?”

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