Janice MacMillan has lived with chronic pain for 45 years, once feeling hopeless before finding purpose in aiding others with similar conditions. As over 20 percent of Canadians face chronic pain, many remain misunderstood by the public and medical professionals. Diagnosed with fibromyalgia in her late 20s, MacMillan faced dismissive attitudes from healthcare providers due to a lack of treatments. In response to her struggles, she established a grassroots support group for chronic pain sufferers on Nova Scotia's South Shore, aligning with similar initiatives across the country.
MacMillan has suffered from chronic pain for more than 45 years. She once felt hopeless, alone and invalidated until she found a new purpose.
Over 20 per cent of Canadians live with chronic pain, an invisible condition advocates say is still widely misunderstood by not only the public but even doctors and nurses.
MacMillan started a grassroots support group for people with chronic pain on the province's South Shore, just as similar groups are cropping up in other areas of the province and across Canada.
When MacMillan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in her late 20s, there were no treatments available, and she was often dismissed by health-care professionals.
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