“Thank you, young man.” I can still hear the sound of the elderly lady’s voice as I held the door open for her at my auntie’s apartment building. I spent countless weekends with my great aunties. I was raised to…

Written by Jenny Lesogor-Coffey for the RSDSA blog 8/26/2020
Also, published in The Manchester Ink Link 10/30/2020

It is hard to find anything good in the news, especially concerning medical care, in the COVID era. As a patient, there are…

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My therapist said I could teach the class in dealing with chronic pain. That is a compliment and far from anything to be embarrassed about. One of the best choices I ever made when…

The “best case,” that is what my doctors told me about my second diagnosis with cancer. I had the “good” cancer, the one most treatable, a hormone-positive breast cancer. The plan was straightforward, and in my case, I was told…

Ketamine infusions have been in the news for both good and bad reasons. All too often the stories involve people who have vastly different lives than most. They have access to or can afford the best in medical care. They…

Published in The Mighty August 7, 2021

The media loves to hype up a television series and as of late, they have destroyed public perception of CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome), as well as the experimental treatment of ketamine infusions…

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You might hear me on the radio, maybe saying too much or sounding emotional about my medical care. About having illnesses with no known cures, which never get better, but do get worse…

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I want to cover an issue that was born from illicit drugs, but has found a scapegoat in chronic, intractable pain patients. Patients stable in palliative care suddenly become the boss of a…

I decided to try LDN, Low Dose Naltrexone, and it’s changing my life
Published “The Mighty” December 2022

This year has been a hard one. The pain had been hard to control. The neurological symptoms that come with CRPS…

By Jenny Coffey

Thirty years ago, I was first published at the age of 17 in the Carver, Massachusetts Town Gazette. I was shocked as I had no idea it would
happen. What writing was used has been a…

When faced with a loved one or friend who has a diagnosis that comes with no cure... yet. It’s hard to know what to say and the desire is to be supportive. Sometimes that “support” can do more harm than…

Column: The Elegant Edge
By Jenny Coffey
Former New Hampshire State Representative 

Article: The Wicked Ulu Set from RT Knives Review 

Seeing a lot of knife reviews and reading articles written by so many recognized writers can make…