May 11, 2016 | christine | Featured, Spoon Lady Speaks | 45 Comments
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 her in pain both emotionally and physically.
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May 10, 2016 | christine | Articles, Featured, Personal Essays | 20 Comments
If you ask my dad about Lupus he will give you a very seemingly odd answer. He will always say “Getting a grip on Lupus is like trying to tie up Jello with a string” Most people laugh, look confused, or even attempt to think of how one would even begin to tie up Jello with a string. It's one
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May 9, 2016 | christine | Featured, Spoon Lady Speaks | 6 Comments
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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It’s Sunday. To most people that means possibly a trip to church and then a lazy day with their family. It means that they start dreading the impending arrival of Monday and the start of a new work week. Oh, to have a day like that….what I wouldn’t give. My Sunday is known around my ho
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UPDATE: You may continue to upload photos to our gallery, however photos uploaded after August 25th, 1:00am EST will not be considered eligible for contest prize consideration. Photos uploaded after August 25th may still be featured on our site, or included in any future media related to this c
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It wasn’t long ago when I heard Rob Thomas’ song “Her Diamonds” for the first time. It was in the car after frantically changing the channel from a Disney star that shall not be named *coughmileycyruscough* much to the objection of my two Hannah Montana obsessed pre-teens in the back seat.
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I recently flew to New Zealand for a few weeks of vacation. My first REAL vacation since I was say 7? I was so excited. I packed up, got all my gear, made sure everything was set. I have been flying alone since I was 15. I knew the drills, even with all the new protocols, I could navigate this hell.
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A teenage girl was rolled in a wheelchair out to the plane in front of the other passengers, picked up and fireman carried up the steps into the plane and placed in her seat. All the time she and her travel companion had a big smile. They thanked the worker who carried her and sent a smile to the li
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A poem submitted by one of our writers and she also has been reading our site for some time now. She lives with Fibromyalgia. Fibro, A poem. Could you imagine being 20 years old, 30 years old, And being stuck in the body of a 90 year old? Watching your skin turn to hell and flake, away
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We love being connected with our readers! Since we have added those "handy dandy" features at the bottom of every article, we have noticed our readers have shared our articles, posted them on their personal profiles and more. We can not thank you enough for sharing this site with your friends and fa
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I learned a few lessons in the past few years about "adapting" and believe it or not I learned some of it from walking my dog, Sparky. A very long story short-- my puppy broke his little leg when I first got him. Now you would look at him and never know the difference. He jumps, walks, licks and run
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, July 28, 2010 ButYouDontLookSick.com announces its 7 year anniversary “after party” celebration New York, NY, July 28, 2010 – ButYouDontLookSick.com, an online magazine for those dealing with “invisible” chronic illnesses announces its 7 year an
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I don't quite fit the definition of a "Twihard", a person completely obsessed with all things "Twilight", but I have read all the books and have seen the first two movies multiple times apiece. "Eclipse" is the third film in the series so far. I saw it at the theatre with a friend and her mom the da
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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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