The first time my neighbor Marlene mentioned the tingling in her hands, she blamed it on her...
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 my pain doctor wrote me a prescription for something called “compounded cream,” I had...
The phone call I dreaded came on a Tuesday morning. My friend Carol had been on gabapentin...
The chair in my living room is the most expensive piece of furniture I’ve ever bought, and...
Of all the things I’ve had to learn living with neuropathy, the one that took the longest...
For years my “neuropathy toolkit” was a single drawer in the kitchen with a bottle of gabapentin,...
The first time someone in my support group suggested a cruise, I laughed out loud. My feet...
My friend Margaret called me one afternoon, three days after her doctor finally figured it out. She’d...
The first time my daughter handed me her newborn and walked out of the room, I had...
The third time I canceled on my book club, I sat in my kitchen for a long...