A slide show movie of my life, how "the spoon theory" started, and how this HUGE internet community has been formed around the world to give support, encouragement and information by using butyoudontlooksick.com and #spoonie to connect. This has been an incredible ride! THANK YOU! PLEASE share th
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? See Christine's television appearance focusing on living life with lupus.. Keeping Kids Healthy (PBS and American Public Television) Nationally Syndicated Won a 2005 New York Emmy Award EPISODE 401 - Lupus: A Medical Mystery *Check your l
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? Contemplating what you should give a loved-one or close friend, suffering from a chronic illness for a get well gift?How about a Tee-shirt that reads ‘Lupus Sucks’ or ‘Fibromyalgia Sucks' ? Or "Bad Flare Day!". Look n
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Christine Miserandino is a writer, blogger, speaker and patient advocate from NY. She is someone living life with Lupus. Her award winning writing has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, medical newsletters and television media. From the age of fifteen, Christine Miserandino has been
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I am proud of my wife, Christine. I am proud of the work she does for the Lupus Alliance, this website, and for our family. I am proud of her passion to help others, and the impact she has had on so many people through her speaking engagements, and of course, through ButYouDontLookSick.com. I had
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Save the Date! I am extremely proud to announce that my family and I will be honored at this year's Lupus Gala Brunch! We are so excited and hope to see everyone there. The Lupus Alliance is a wonderful organization that is very close to our hearts. We try and support the Lupus Alliance as much as p
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Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care. This week's topic asks the question, "Are you an obnoxious patient?". Christine was quoted in tips # 3, 4 and 5! Ms. Cohen was easy to speak with
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We are always working hard to make our website the best it can be. Now we are better then before! You have been asking for some of these new features, and we have been listening! We are very proud to announce new upgrades and site features! If you have not been to our website lately - please come to
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This policy is valid from 28 November 2007 This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I do have guest writers, but all submissions are approved and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact christine at butyoudontlooksick dot com. This blog does accept cash advertisi
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In addition to my lupus, I also have fibromyalgia. One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with it as well. I love her. I feel that although pain and fibro is something I know a bit about, I can not help her acceptance of this diagnosis. I have seen ...
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Wear orange or purple, send friends your favorite awareness websites (bydls.com ? lol) to educate, read, ask your friends to read some lupus facts, make your status a lupus support or awareness message, blog about lupus, blog about your friends with lupus, Do something nice for a person living with ...
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Paper Directions! So much paper packing In the box and such a thick instruction book. All those languages, I only speak English. I have to guess you are trying to hide the best secret in the world: that the new 550 is EASY to use. I ...
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How lucky is this? In the mail today, I received a free sample of Musselman’s Apple Sauce, just when I made a commitment to lose weight last week. The great god of internet says I can snack on ½ cup of unsweetened apple sauce for 2 points but with a ...
Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino's personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness...
Sometimes you just gotta have a sense of humor! The top ten worst suggestions commonly given to someone with a chronic...
I have an invisible illness. To look at me you would see a short, fat, middle-aged grandmother. Sometimes I walk with a...
Before I even get started with this article, let me state for the record, that for those who have been approved for shor...
Pay no attention to the girl behind the smile... It has been said by many people that I am a very good actress. "But ...
