Hello. My name is Leah A. and I am an undergraduate at South
Dakota State University pursuing a degree in English education. I hope to
graduate with honors distinction. At SDSU, all students enrolled in the honors
college are required to complete an independent study course of their own
design.
I have Chronic Migraine Syndrome. For those of you who do
not know, Chronic Migraine Syndrome is a condition in which the patient has a
headache for fifteen or more days a month, with eight or more of these
headaches classifying as migraines. In my case, I have had a migraine or
headache all of the time for the majority of my life.
As a chronic pain patient myself, I am interested in
learning more about the ways in which other people with chronic pain live and
cope with their condition. I have noticed that, historically, many people have
written about their physical pain. Because of this observation, as well as my
own experiences writing about my pain, I designed my honors independent study
to explore the possible connection between reading and writing literature and
coping with chronic pain.
As part of my independent study, I have designed this blog
to provide an online community where people with chronic pain can submit and
share any writing about their pain. This could include poetry, creative
nonfiction, or any other relevant kind of writing. I will post the submissions,
which I will receive through e-mail, on this blog. For those interested in
submitting their writing, please see the submission guidelines. I greatly
appreciate any submissions I receive, as they will help me with my project.
I hope to build a friendly online community where people in
chronic pain can share their own writing and read writing by others. Please
feel free to leave respectful comments on any blog posts.
Finally, as another part of my independent study, I am
conducting a survey asking chronic pain patients about their experiences with
writing and reading literature. Any adult chronic pain patient is invited to take
this survey. Participation is voluntary. For a link to this survey and for full
information about this survey, including the potential benefits and risks to
you as a participant, please see the survey page.
Feel free to e-mail any comments and questions you have
concerning this blog to
creativecopingblog@yahoo.com
I will make my best efforts to check this e-mail regularly.
Thank you very much!
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