In your case, knowing other horses might help heal the pain over the horse you lost.

CNN: Should I still be grieving my horse's death?

Without a doubt, knowing that I wasn't alone, that there were other stepmothers struggling to find their rightful place in their new families just like me, was the best medicine to heal my pain.

CNN: The plight of stepmoms on Mother's Day

My passion for the girls to heal is fueled by my own pain at their age.

CNN: 'They call me burnt toast'

Are there more girls out there in the world with so much pain, yet desire to heal from their serious burn injuries?

CNN: 'They call me burnt toast'

It was a worrying time because I was out for so long and, you know, when you get older the injuries take quite a while to heal and there was a lot of pain in my shoulder and I kept trying to get away with injections and things like that but in the end I had to have the operation.

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Both legs seemed to heal slowly through the fall, but a few weeks ago, Barbaro began experiencing more pain in his left hind foot, which caused him to put more weight on his right, which in turn developed the abscess.

NPR: Ailing Barbaro Recovering from New Operation