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Category: PWLE Voices, Issue 3
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Two Voices, One Table
‹ PWLE Voices — Issue 3 · September 2026 · Pain Awareness Month Meet a Fellow PWLE Two Voices, One Table Penney Cowan built one of the country’s first peer networks for people with chronic pain out of her garage. Scott Cowan paid for the phone line and supported her every step of the way.…
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Pain in L.A. or Pain in Paris
‹ PWLE Voices — Issue 3 · September 2026 · Pain Awareness Month Care Partner Corner Pain in L.A. or Pain in Paris More than thirty-six years beside a husband who lives with chronic pain — and a word she chose for her place on the team: not caregiver, but care partner. Where I sit…
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Every Glossary Translates. Ours Also Warns.
‹ PWLE Voices — Issue 3 · September 2026 · Pain Awareness Month Stay Empowered — Tools & Resources Every Glossary Translates. Ours Also Warns. There are good glossaries for understanding a study. This one is for understanding a room. At a Glance What it is: The PWLE Patient Engagement Glossary — 205 entries plus…
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The Month That Started Anyway
‹ PWLE Voices — Issue 3 · September 2026 · Pain Awareness Month Stay Informed — Research Update The Month That Started Anyway Pain Awareness Month was built to make invisible pain visible. Twenty-five years on, the evidence says visibility was only ever the first step — and the woman who built it knew that…