The morning I woke up with a calf cramp that felt like someone had put a hand...
Janet Ellis
Patient advocate and neuropathy support group leader with over a decade of personal experience managing peripheral neuropathy. I started Neuropathy Resource to create the resource I wish had existed when I was first diagnosed — honest, accessible information written by someone who actually lives with this condition. Everything here comes from personal experience, published medical research, and conversations with healthcare providers. I am not a medical professional — I'm someone who has walked this road and wants to help others navigate it.
The first time someone in my support group used the word “handicap” in front of me, I...
My granddaughter gave me a weighted blanket for my birthday last spring. Twelve pounds, soft bamboo cover,...
One of the women in my support group used to call it her “swim move.” She’d stand...
About six months into my deep-dive on neuropathy supplements, a friend forwarded me a brand-new bottle from...
My brother-in-law Frank has been building furniture in his garage for forty years. Walnut jewelry boxes for...
One of the most common questions people bring to my support group goes something like this: “My...
The year I almost fell was the year I nearly took the star with me. My husband...
Anyone who’s spent time around a dialysis chair has heard the same complaint, in slightly different words,...
The day my friend Ruth came back from the orthotist with her first AFO brace, she set...