Janney Wale

Janney Wale is an 80-year-old retired biomedical researcher from Brunswick, Australia, who became a patient advocate after successfully tapering off opioids that she had been prescribed for chronic pain while awaiting knee replacement surgery. She experienced severe side effects from her reliance on codeine, including extreme fatigue and cognitive decline, prompting her to share her story to raise awareness about the dangers of long-term medication dependency.