Chronic Pain

I suffer extreme chronic pain after a car accident with a guy that was DUI. I think the pink on the ears should be a hot searing pink, the color that reminds me of all my surgical scars. Also, maybe cracks (symbolizing breaking of bones and or bone death). I feel that there should be a look of desperation and tears… lots and lots of tears. Anyway, just some thoughts. It’s coming along nicely! :)

PLEASE DON'T CHANGE THE COLOR ON THIS!! I LOVE THE COLORS!! I have been waiting for this design, and it is the first one that has colors that I absolutely 💯 LOVE!! I don't understand why everyone else wants to change the colors. I also LOVE everything else about this design and can't wait to add them to the family. Chronic pain has inflicted my life for far too long, and having something like this represent it so well is a bright spot in a very dark world!! That's another reason I like the BRIGHT COLORS!! We currently have 6 Dreadfuls, but my 6 yr old son says we have 7 because Gemini has 2 heads 😆. I love that we can be represented like this. We can't wait for the golden autism bun, too!!

I think maybe a face mask of a happy smiling cutesy bun to wear over the pain face to represent faking being ok just to not bring everyone down all the time, or maybe a full body suit of a happy smiling cutesy bunny with a really obvious zipper to show how we look ok to people who aren’t paying real attention, but if people bother to really look at us, the signs are there that “ok” is just a facade on the surface and underneath that act we’re in more pain than they’d think was possible to function with are there.

I’m gonna go against the grain here with the colors. I think the turquoise and bubblegum are sweet and soft in a good way. The symbols represent the pain and its difficulties, while for me the colors would remind me to give myself grace, especially on the bad days. That we need to be soft on ourselves when we reach our physical limits. I wouldn’t want a plushie to remind me of only the bad things about my chronic pain. I want it to remind me it’s okay to be kind to myself about how it disables me as well.

Oh, and re: color, I lean toward red and black. It's just the way it feels. Red is the burning pain, black is the exhaustion. Plaid could be nice.