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The woman who can’t feel pain, fear, or anxiety

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 06, 2026
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Jo Cameron was 65 when she had hip replacement surgery. Her pain score afterward was zero out of ten. The following year, she needed hand surgery for severe arthritis — a procedure doctors describe as “excruciating” during recovery. She assured her anesthesiologist she wouldn’t need painkillers. He was skeptical until she pr…

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