What is Growing Pains?

Growing Pains is a support group for chronically ill youth. The members communicate through email and snail mail. Through communication, kids will develop a greater self-awareness, a sense of connection with their peers whose experiences are similar, and the ability to express how they are feeling. As a teenager, it is essential to love yourself and be proud of who you are.

Adults are not the only ones afflicted with chronic pain. There are many young people struggling to balance the obstacles of growing up with the ache of chronic illness. It is time for teenagers in pain to realize how many of their peers understand. Communication and education are the key to accepting the obstacles life presents, and the beginning of a happy life.
Growing Pains is here to help you connect with your peers who understand the affect pain has on your life.

For more information about Growing Pains
Maggie Chesnut
National Coordinator
Growing Pains
P.O. Box 346
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
GrowingPainsACPA@aol.com.