It's estimated one in five children in Australia live with chronic pain, but they can often struggle to be understood and believed.
Chronic pain and sickness has been a feature of Breana's life since she was born, now forcing her to defer year 12 Chronic pain and sickness has been a feature of Breana's life since she was born, now forcing her to defer year 12 Breana has missed out on a lot of school due to her illnesses, but she finds comfort in spending time with her pets.It's estimated the same number of children as adults — one in five — live with chronic pain , but the impacts can often go unrecognised.
The now 19-year-old was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis shortly after birth, her mother Marissa Harris said."Historically Breana has spent at least two months a year in hospital because of her chronic illness," her mum said.The discovery of an organisation called Missing School when Breana was in year 5 or 6 connected her with a robot which was able to attend school on her behalf while she was too unwell to go in.
Teachers also struggled to understand how much of her effort and concentration Breana was using just to be at school, let alone keep up with the work, her mum said.One in five children across the country live with chronic pain, which is the same level as the adult population. From Dr Pate's perspective, there was good news, in that more and more research was being done into how chronic pain could be treated.
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