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Clichés often heard when dealing with chronic illness…

Welcome to the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge brought together by WEGO Health – a social network for all health activists.  Again, I am participating in the annual Writer’s Month Challenge in which I will be writing about my health activism and health condition based upon prompts given. Today’s prompt reads as follows: Well, that's just crazy!...

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Being visibly invisible: The debate of stigma and invisible vs visible illnesses

Welcome to the seventeenth day of the National Health Blog Post Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health.  Every day during the month of November I will be writing a new blog post related to health and living with a chronic illness based on given prompts provided by WEGO Health. Today's post reads: Invisible Illness versus Visible Illness: What are some stigmas you have experienced with your invisible OR visible illnesses that have made you feel invisible?  How have you tackled them? Etymologically the word 'stigma' derives...

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Invisible Illness Panel: Journey to Diagnosis with an Invisible Illness

Hello to all my readers I would like to take this opportunity to thank Christine Miserandino (@bydls) of 'But You Don't Look Sick' and WEGO Health for inviting me to take part in the Health Activist Roundtable yesterday as well as the other participants: Michele (@lifeaftertrauma), Andrea (@thegreatbowelmovement) and Amy (@abeeliever). Unfortunately, there were some technical difficulties on my end which prevented me from fully participating so thought I would take an opportunity to discuss my thoughts on some of the issues that...

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Am Taking Part in an Invisible Illness Panel!

Hello Everyone I just wanted to let you all know that tomorrow at 12.00 p.m. EDT (4.00 p.m. GMT) I will be taking part in an Invisible Illness Panel with WEGO Health and Christine Miserandino from 'But You Don't Look Sick' who is very influential within the Invisible Illness Community, the author of the wonderful and relevant 'Spoon Theory' and whom coined the phrase 'spoonies' for all those living and dealing with invisible chronic illness.  The topic will be the Journey...

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