“I miss who I used to be,” she says softly. We sit for a moment, both considering the limitations of life lived with chronic pain and the sense of self felt left behind. She pauses for a moment, perhaps to consider the climate of this space – another clinic, another doctor, another evaluation, another day…
Author: Grace Kao
Grace Kao, Ph.D., ABPP is a pain psychologist and co-founder of the interdisciplinary chronic pain clinic at Texas Children's Hospital and faculty clinician at Baylor College of Medicine. She spends her time supporting patients and families who are navigating the journey of chronic pain, providing instruction and consultation in the area of pain psychology, and writing about health and healing.