Paving a New Path
Facial pain patient Charity Harris shares her story about making a path for herself and adapting to life in a wheelchair.
The Young Patients Committee works to give a voice to people under age 40 with facial pain. We understands what you are going through and we offer a safe place to meet others and learn about coping with issues that young people with facial pain experience.
We know that facial pain can impact your life in a major way. We are waiting to connect with you and share what we have learned.
Facial pain patient Charity Harris shares her story about making a path for herself and adapting to life in a wheelchair.
Sharing that you have facial pain with others can sometimes be tough and overwhelming. Maybe you don’t even know where to start. For some, health is an everyday topic and […]
The Young Patients Committee (YPC) assists in fulfilling the mission of FPA by representing the interests of neuropathic facial pain patients under the age of 40. In 2021, YPC launched […]
The Young Patients Committee (YPC) assists in fulfilling the mission of FPA by representing the interests of neuropathic facial pain patients under the age of 40. In 2021, YPC launched […]
Worrying about your next pain flare and how people may perceive you when experiencing facial pain is common in the facial pain community. Due to their nature, facial pain episodes […]
From the FPA Young Patients Committee When you are chronically ill and have something as painful and unique as facial pain, it is very easy to get overwhelmed and experience […]
From the FPA Young Patients Committee The dating world, in general, can be a bit daunting for anyone. Putting yourself out there can be a vulnerable step and can even […]
In January, the Facial Pain Association held a two-day virtual conference bringing together the worldwide facial pain community for a full weekend of educational presentations by renowned experts in neurosurgery, […]
Stephanie BloughChair, Young Patients Committee The Young Patients Committee (YPC) assists in fulfilling the mission of FPA by representing the interests of neuropathic facial pain patients under the age of […]
Get tips on how to deal with pain in public, so that you can still enjoy yourself while out with family, friends, a significant other, or by yourself.
Hear from Steph, Emmy, Lindsey, Meredith, Kenzie, and Rachel from the YPC. Take their quiz to find out who you are most similar to!
Facial pain patient Kerrin Hearney shares her experience of being diagnosed at a young age and navigating the healthcare system.
Facial pain patient Erika Greenup shares her story about being diagnosed with atypical TN at 24 and how she copes with art.
Facial pain patient Emmy talks about being a young person with geniculate neuralgia, vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and Chiari.
Facial pain patient Lilia talks about being a young person with trigeminal neuralgia.
Facial pain patient Kenzie talks about being a young person with trigeminal neuralgia.
Facial pain can be described in many words…but if you had to choose just one, what would it be? The YPC recently shared how we would describe TN in one word and how we plan to overcome TN.
Learn how to stop facial pain from negatively impacting your relationships.
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