When I was first diagnosed with neuropathy, one of the hardest parts wasn’t the burning in my...
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.
I sat in my Medicare counselor’s office last winter with a stack of denial letters in my...
It often starts with something small — a blister from a new pair of shoes, a pebble...
I receive messages from readers dealing with all kinds of neuropathy, but few are as confusing —...
There’s a moment many of us with neuropathy have experienced — reaching out in a dark room...
When most people in our community say “neuropathy,” they mean their feet. Sometimes their hands. The slow,...
About two years into my neuropathy I had a moment I still think about. I was at...
I remember the day a woman in my neuropathy support group came in looking frustrated and a...
When a doctor tells you that you have neuropathy, one of the first things they need to...
There’s a moment that most people with neuropathy recognize — the moment when walking stops feeling automatic....