The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain (The Gabby Gingras Story)

Using Your Pain To Take Action

Hello Reader

Today, I want to share with you a story that may inspire you to take action if you are dealing with pain.

The human tendency to run from pain is in our bones.

Yet, consider this: not feeling pain could be a tragic condition.

There exists a group of individuals who cannot experience this sensation—they suffer from Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP).

Among them is Gabby Gingras, often dubbed "The Girl Who Can't Feel Pain."

Gabby's experience is remarkable. She once slept through a blood test prick and could lie in her crib in freezing temperatures, seemingly unaffected. Her inability to react to pain stemmed from her inability to perceive it.

It's tempting to imagine living without the discomfort of a needle prick or the worries of various pains, especially during times like the pandemic with its necessary but uncomfortable tests.

However, as Trish Gingras, Gabby's mother, wisely noted, "Pain teaches. Pain protects. Pain can save you from a lot of bad things in life."

Gabby was diagnosed with congenital insensitivity to pain due to a lack of nerve connection transmitting pain signals to her brain.

Unlike her, most of us are familiar with pain.

We recognize its origins, and vocalize it with an "ouch," or an "aduh," if you are Indonesian.

The crucial lesson here is that sometimes we experience pain but fail to address it.

We ignore it as if it doesn't exist.

Let's not adopt this approach.

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Warm regards,

The Relief Center