
Community Support
Chronic Pain & Invisible Illness: Actually, It's Not Written All Over My Face
6 min
1

Michela Dell'Aquila
It's not written all over my face.
It can only be seen through the countless doctors' appointments. The blood work comes back normal. The overwhelming list of medications and treatments I've tried, where the side effects always seemed to outweigh any benefit. The plans I've had to cancel were not because...

Community Support
More Than Fuel: How Food Supports Healing, Body, and Mind
8 min

Spark Staff
When we think about recovery from a traumatic brain injury, a car accident, chronic pain, or any major health event, our minds often go straight to therapy sessions, medical appointments, and rest. But there's a quieter, equally powerful part of the healing process that's easy to overlook: what's on our...

Spark Stories
Manha and Sladjana
2 min
2
Manha had always been on her feet: raising three children, running a household, working for the family business. The car accident changed everything. Walking from one room to another with assistance was now exhausting. Her balance was shaky, and she suffered chronic pain. Too much sunlight and long conversations would...
