Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

I have unfortunately been on both sides of this article. I have spent time visiting friends and family when they have been sick, but I have more often been the patient everyone is visiting. Many of the visits went very well, but unfortunately others didn’t go so well for them or me. Hopefully my m

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TV Review: Prime Time Network New Fall Shows, 2010

TV Review: Prime Time Network New Fall Shows, 2010

There are a plethora of new shows which debuted during prime time on network television in September, over 20 of them in fact. Unfortunately, I stopped watching the networks this summer because I don't care for repeats or reality shows, so I missed the promos that advertised the beginning of the CW

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Friends help Friends Save Money FREE Shipping on ANY size order from my Avon shop! (coupon just for “Spoonies”)

FREE shipping on ANY size order (even orders as low as $1) from my Avon shop! Just enter coupon code “FSANY”. Why leave the house? You can order your basics like shampoo, conditioner, chapstick and sunblock. You can order a little something to cheer you up, or give as a gift. Order Halloween, T

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From a Reader: A Spoon Finally Big Enough- Well It’s Close!

From a Reader: A Spoon Finally Big Enough- Well It’s Close!

[caption id="attachment_2157" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kimberly and Christine holding HUGE spoon"][/caption] The adventures of a spoonie are always exciting, rarely uneventful and usually include some serious preparation and legwork prior to the adventure at hand.  So naturally the

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The Spoon Theory Around the World – English, Spanish, Hebrew and now French translations now available

The Spoon Theory Around the World – English, Spanish, Hebrew and now French translations now available

We have been so happy that "The Spoon Theory" has reached an international audience. It is amazing how the word "spoons"  or this website is being used all over the world. Because of this, we have added the language translater feature to our website on the right hand column. Just click on the flag

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We would like to thank Louyse Trudel of Québec, Canada for providing us with the French Translation of The Spoon Theory

We would like to take a moment to thank Louyse Trudel for volunteering her time and energy to translate "The Spoon Theory" into French for ButYouDontLookSick.com. You can find the French translation here. You can learn more about Louyse below. Please take a moment to leave a comment and thank her fo

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Yes, I Still Have Lupus.

Yes, I Still Have Lupus.

Sunday October 17th is the annual Lupus Walk fundraiser for the Lupus Alliance in my local area. I am a person living with Lupus. My family and I pride ourselves on being one of the top fundraising teams every year. We make phone calls or send email messages to family, friends and co-workers. We eve

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Do you love to eat out without breaking the bank?

Friends help friends save money. Restaurant.com is having another sale on their gift certificates {which can be used at 15,000+ restaurants across the nation}! Through 9/22 you can snag gift certificates to your favorite local restaurants for 80% off!! For instance, I just bought a $25 gift ce

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Tune in right now to hear Christine talk with some other amazing bloggers!

Tune in right now to hear Christine talk with some other amazing bloggers (9/16/2010) As part of Invisible Illness, we're talking about support - it's Girl Talk time with Christine Miserandino, Lisa Copen, Kerri Sparling and Jenni Prokopy. Tune in at 12:30 CST and call in with questions! Come

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Today I was on the radio for National Invisible Illness Week talking about Organizing Tips & Parenting When Ill

Today I was on the radio for National Invisible Illness Week talking about Organizing Tips & Parenting When Ill

Today I was on the radio for National Invisible Illness Week talking about Organizing Tips & Parenting When Ill. The first half of the show was organizing tips (I def need to go re-listen to that one!). The 2nd half of the show Jill Hart joined Lisa Copen to talk about parenting. Lisa and Jill

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