D.F.P.S.

Hi folks,

This week another letter was sent to the Minister for Mental Health and Substance abuse, the Hon. Jane Lomax Smith. You can read it here.

The letter details the plight of Nicola Heelis a fellow pain sufferer who like those we are fighting for, suffers from immense indescribable pain, and is treated like a drug addict. I urge you to read the letter and respond.

It appears as though we are starting to get somewhere at least. People are starting to recognise the problem a little more, however it is still a mightly long road with a huge fight to win dignity for chronic pain sufferers.

Please do your bit, and get your family and friends to sign our petition and sign up for regular updates. We need as much public support as we can get.

On the 25th July, 2008 and the 7th August, 2008, two letters were drafted and sent to The Minister for Mental Health & Substance Abuse, The Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, on behalf of the DFPS. Please take a moment to read them.

Link 1: http://www.dfps.org.au/?page_id=55
Link 2: http://www.dfps.org.au/?page_id=54

 

Firstly, thanks to everyone who has either registered to the site or has left a comment on the petition page. Your support is vital in trying to get our message heard.

If you have the time to spare, we would like to invite you to continue to show your support by sending emails to your friends, informing them of our cause. The more members we have, the more the petition gets noticed, the more chance we have of winning this fight for sufferers.

Your support is very much appreciated. Watch this space for regular updates!

A quick update for those looking to register as a Pain Sufferer for the membership drive. Please send an email to our Secretary at:

secretary@dfps.org.au

Your details will then be added into our database.

In the meantime, if you would like to recieve updates, then you can register for our website separately here.

Please take a moment to register to our website. By registering as a member of the site, you will have the opportunity to receive regular updates on our cause as well as handy support links, newsletter articles and more.

Not only that, but it helps show the world that you care along with many more!

Just a quick update. We thought it might be nice to include a forum for visitors to “meet n greet”.
Some sections of the forum require you to be a registered site member. This is free!

There is a forum for:

(i) General Discussions
General topics to do with Pain, relief or anything else that might come to mind

(ii) Meet & Greet
A section of the forum dedicated to getting carers and sufferers alike together to meet each other, swap stories and have a chat. 

(iii) Ideas Generator
Have you got a suggestion for the site or perhaps an event we could put together? Then this forum would be the best place to put such ideas!

(iv) Support Each Other
This forum is designed to be used for ideas for networks, support sites, additional information etc.Â

Thanks to Channel 7’s Today Tonight Program, we have been given permission to include the text from the short documentary on our website. We have also provided a link to the news story as well.

I urge you to read the About pages as well to gain a fuller understanding of the issues faced by those suffering from chronic pain.

Hi everyone!

The website for the Dignity of Chronic Pain Sufferers (DFPS) is currently under construction. However, we do appreciate the support of friends, family and others so please feel free to register for our updates.

There is plenty more to come on the website so watch this space!