The Knife is one of three videos produced for Reeling in the Pain - a creative initiative to shed light on the untold story of people suffering with nerve (neuropathic) pain. It tells the true story of a 47 Donegal woman once a full time medical doctor specialising in Sports and Exercise Medicine who is now a full time patient, diagnosed with neuropathic pain.
Neuropathic pain leaves up to 120,000 Irish people with inexplicable burning, stabbing and shooting pains caused by unseen damage to the nervous system. Despite its profound impact on peoples lives, neuropathic pain is not commonly understood by the general community with one in four patients convinced their own family does not understand the extent of their suffering.
