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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The Creative Works of Jenn Coffey
Jenn is a retired EMT and former State Representative residing in Manchester, New Hampshire. A published author and writer featured on "The Mighty," she is also a radio personality and healthcare activist, concentrating on state and federal long-term treatment issues.
This online gallery features acrylic paintings available for purchase by Jenn Coffey. To inquire about a piece call 617-917-4476 or email jenncoffey16@gmail.com.
Gallery of Paintings by Jenn Coffey
Flight (12x12 on stretch canvas )
Blue and Gold (12x16 on stretch canvas)
Bubbles in Green (20x16 on stretch canvas)
Sweetness (10x10 on stretch canvas)
Beauty Endures (14x14 acrylic on canvas)
Beauty Clears the Mind (10x10 acrylic on canvas)
Blue Skull (11x14 acrylic on canvas)
Dutch Good Luck Bird in Yellow (10 x 10 acrylic on canvas)
Pain (10 x 10 acrylic on canvas)
Dutch Blue Good Luck Bird (10-inch round acrylic on canvas)
Jenn Coffey writing
Give Yourself a Break Published on “The Mighty” 10/30/2020
See “The Mighty” Publication Here
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…
Tamoxifen Toxicity and Me (Published in “The Mighty” 12/30/2020)
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…
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How Ketamine Infusions Saved My Life
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…
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The Problem With the Way Laws and the Press Treat CRPS
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…
Read moreJune 2022 Article in “The Mighty” – The Reality of Chronic Pain Care
(View this article on The Mighty here.)
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…
Read moreMay 2022 Article in “The Mighty” – When Government Overreach Harms Chronic Pain Patients
(View this article on “The Mighty” here.)
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…
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The Chronic Pain Treatment That’s Changing My Life
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…
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Father's Day Thoughts 2019
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…
What do you say when there is no cure?
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…
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