Contest Entry: My Renewable Source of Energy

This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and "the spoon theory" meant to you? The short essay was written by Linda C. Defew My Renewable Source of Energy Rheumatoid Arthritis started out like a ghost—invisib

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Contest Entry: Essay and Poem “Spoon Speak”

This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and "the spoon theory" meant to you? "stationaryfaery" (her bydls.com message board name) submitted her groovy written word and poetry. I haven’t been a spoonie for t

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Contest Winner: Have you Read the Spoon Theory Lately?

This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and "the spoon theory" meant to you? The following essay is one of our winners and was written by Caitlyn Pilkington I have to admit, I had to read “The Spoon Theory�

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Contest Winner: What has BYDLS and “the spoon theory” meant to you

This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and "the spoon theory" meant to you? The following essay is one of our winners and was written by Elizabeth DeLouise! How I Came to ButYouDontLookSick.com and Why I am N

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Listen to Christine Miserandino and Lisa Copen Talk on BlogTalkRadio!

On Semptember 8th 9am EST Christine Miserandino kicked off "National Invisible Illness Week" in a casual conversation with the Lisa Copen. We took questions and comments from phone in callers. We even received a surprise call from Christine's husband Frank. We talked about being mothers with Chronic

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Get Well Gift Guide: 5 Practical gifts that will someone who is sick really could use

September is "Get Better, Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! Flowers and treats are great. They are fun and taste good and they do a good job of cheering someone up, but if you have a chronic condition or a long time stay at a hospital, then as t

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Christine Miserandino will be speaking during the kick off of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

Christine Miserandino of butyoudontlooksick.com, and Lisa Copen of Restministries.org will "kick off" National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week Monday September 8 at 12 EST. Click here for a time zone converter. Seminars will be conducted via Blog Talk Radio FREE and is easy to particpate.

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Personal Essay: Your Own Guardian Angel

Very few people truly understand the hardship that a person endures when they are diagnosed with an invisible condition. However, there are the select few individuals that understand the agony of having a chronic condition. Some of them understand because they share the same condition. Others have s

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Talking To Your Grown Children about Chronic Illness

“Lupus”, my daughters said, “What’s Lupus?” Now 33 and 25 years of age, they’ve known for years that I was sick, but they never knew why, or exactly WHAT was wrong with me. There were moments I believed they thought I was a hypochondriac and each new symptom took on less and less sever

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Product Review: Our new cleaning Toy – Roomba 530

September is "Get Better Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! The main problem in our house is vacuuming. I can do it, but I ache afterwards. Mom can’t do it. Dad and my husband try to alternate, but they just never get to it. So, mom’s birthda

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