Teens in Chronic Pain

• “Pain does not occur in the abstract - no sensation is more personal or more importunate.” - Dr. Paul Brand (p. 9)
• “Offer your pains to God. Pray for the strength to endure. Above all, develop a habit of conversing often with God. Adore Him in your infirmities. At the very height of your suffeig, ask Him humbly and affectionately (as a child to a good parent) to help you accept His will.” - Brother Lawrence (p. 12)
• “Pain is not the enemy, but the loyal scout announcing the enemy…Pain truly is the gift nobody wants.” - Dr. Paul Brand (p. 20)
• “Pain is a priceless essential gift - of that I have no doubt. And yet only by learning to master pain can we keep it from mastering us.” - Dr. Paul Brand (p. 23)
• “Pain has no ‘outside’ existence. Two people can look at the same tree; no one has ever shared a stomachache. This is what makes the treatment of pain so difficult. None of us - doctor, parent, or friend - can truly enter into another person’s pain. It is the loneliest, most private sensation.” - Dr. Paul Brand (p. 34)

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