Join me TODAY July 20th in NYC for cupcakes, cocktails, shopping and fun for charity Lupus!

 Hi everyone, If you haven't yet made the decision to join me TODAY July 20th Wednesday night for some shopping, cupcakes, cocktails and fun!NOW is the time to do it! Come to the famous RSPop help me celebrate my birthday and the 8th anniversary of ButYouDon'tLookSick.com by raising money for the L

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Happy Fourth of July, Spoonies!!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ~July 4, 1776 Happy Fourth of July from all of us at ButYouDontLookSick.com!!

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Watch Christine participate on a panel about Lupus and Twitter LIVE #140conference

Watch Christine participate on a panel about Lupus and Twitter LIVE #140conference

Hi Everyone, Christine will be on a panel discussing Lupus and Twitter at the #140conference in NYC. She will be sharing the stage with Amanda Greene (lalupuslady), Brenda Blackmon and Kelly Dawn. The entire conference is online and starts at 8am.  But.. our panel discussion is at 3:40 EST Th

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June is National Safety Awareness Month

June is National Safety Awareness Month with the goal to raise safety awareness. This is put on by the National Safety Council. June 12-18 is “Teen Driving Safety.” The fourth week, June 19-25 is “Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls,” and the final week, June 26-30, is “On the Road, Off the

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Learn about Antiphospholipid Syndrome as we recognize APS Awareness Day!

Sometimes known as “sticky blood” but more commonly known as APS, Antiphospholipid Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which the body recognizes certain normal components of blood and/or cell membranes as foreign substances and produces antibodies against them. Patients with these antibodies m

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April is Counseling Awareness Month

Many people believe that counseling is the same as psychiatry, clinical psychology, and/or social work. Counseling is different since it works with individuals or groups that are dealing with situational or long term issues. Counselors deal with a myriad of issues such as depression, trauma, eating

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April is Autism Awareness Month

Autism is a developmental disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. There are varying degrees to which each individual is affected and certain behaviors that define the disability. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued their ADDM autism prev

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April is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month

It’s National IBS month! Not commonly something associated with excitement, I know. But as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects almost all of us with autoimmune related illness (as a comorbid syndrome), it is important that we know as much about it as we can, as well as how to make ourselves com

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April is PIDD Awareness Month

April is Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month. Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases (PIDDs) are a group of relatively rare conditions caused by intrinsic or genetic defects in the immune system. The most famous case is “The Boy in the Bubble” story.  In the US, there are an estimated 250,000

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April Fools’…..sort of.

Ever feel like sometimes things slip through your fingers even before you knew you had them in your hands? As professionals, moms, dads, patients, students and perpetually busy human beings, we all forget things from time to time that we swore we'd remember. Your illustrious Spoonie Staff is no e

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