~ From www.InvisibleDiseases.com ~ June 6th marks the Day of Visibility! We, as a community, will unite. Get together in your homes, offices, support groups etc. and join your Invisible Diseases community to unify and raise VISIBILITY! Invisible Diseases are often thought of as just making people really tired. -If only that was the worst…
Category Archives: Depression and Mental Health
#50thingsIhate about Fibro & CFS
The other day one of the trending topics was #50thingsIhate. One of the people I follow, @FibroWarriors, decided to list of her 50 things that she hates.. about fibro.. I figured I’d do that today myself for Fibro & CFS.. The most obvious, Pain.. no matter where it is, no matter how bad it is,…
Project IF
Project IF National Infertility Awareness Week is April 24-May 1, 2010. Project IF is a blogging exercise to promote Infertility Awareness. Part One, state your biggest “what if” in regards to infertility. Part Two, you post a blog about it. The areas of topic are: *How infertility impacts your relationships—spouse, partner, fertile friends, parents, work….
Coping With The Holidays
Coping With The Holidays By Kelli Ellis I am my own worst enemy. Like many others with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, I find the holidays a highly stressful and painful time of year instead of the joyful and happy time it should be. I am too focused on the perceived expectations of others instead of…
30 Things by Others (invisible Illness)
You have seen *my* post of the 30 Things You May Not Know about my invisible illness(es).. here are others, and I made sure to the best of my abilities that there are no duplicate blog entries.. duplicate names mean different people.. Note that this is by no means a complete list.. please feel free…
Invisible Illness Awareness Week
September 14 – 20 2009 is National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week While ‘National’ in the US, I think we Canucks can also spread the awareness of chronic illnesses that can not be readily seen. What can you do? Post about the 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know.. On your blog,…
How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
$13.50 “I loved this book,” says Lisa Copen, Rest Ministries director. “And the back cover says, if you aren’t married to Jesus this book applies! We’ve all been on both sides of the fence… It’s a great eye-opener to tough questions the Christian community usually buries.” When your husband or wife has a chronic illness…
Mtl Pain Researcher Joins Medical Hall of Fame
Montreal Pain Researcher Joins Canadian Medical Hall of Fame By Martin C. Barry June 2009 Dr. Ronald Melzack’s interest in studying pain started off as a scientific problem, much like studying vision or hearing. “It was just plain curiosity about pain,” he said about his recent induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. It…
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