My name is Hattie and I have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) , a chronic pain condition.     Some of the symptoms of CRPS include pain, stiffness, skin sensitivity and altered sensation, sudden changes in colour and temperature, swelling and tremors.  The cause of this condition is not known and there currently is no cure. 

In 2013 I knocked my ankle against a dishwasher door.   From that night on I had incredible pain completely out of proportion to the injury that had occurred.    After lots of hospital visits, a doctor told me I had a rare pain condition called CRPS.      He also told me “pain is your new best friend, so you will have to get to know it.”    I thought he was joking, but I was wrong!  Since then the CRPS has spread to both arms and hands.

This painful condition has changed my life in so many ways and there are lots of things I miss doing  BUT MOST OF ALL I MISS LIVING WITHOUT PAIN.  

Please help me tell the world about CRPS.

Please help find a cure.

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