Archive for September, 2008
GUEST BLOGGER: Being a Good Friend Even When We Don’t Feel Well
Last night I had the pleasure of listening to the talk given by Jo Franz during National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. Jo’s talk was entitled “How To Help Those Who Help Us”. Jo Franz has had Ms since 1977, so she knows of what she speaks. She has a wonderful website JoFranz which is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fireproof Movie is a Must-See Film for the Chronically Ill
Here is a scary statistic: approximately 75% of marriages, where at least one persona has a chronic illness, end in divorce. With only one in four couples being able to have both partners keep the sacred covenant of “in sickness and in health” what can you do to increase your chances of not just having [...]
Update from Lisa
Instead of having surgery in 2 hours on my right hand I am sitting up on the computer, working on getting HopeNotes, our weekly ezine out.Surgery had been postponed. And I am bummed.
The edema I suffered with in my right foot the week of II week turned into cellulitis on Sunday, with a trip to [...]
Great Article About Invisible Illness Week in Newspaper
I wanted to share this great article about Kelley Hornberger that was in Lancaster Online newspaper. Kelley writes, “”The interview went well & the pictures ‘hopefully’ will come out great! They photographed me with some HopeKeepers magazines, the book Beyond Casseroles: 505 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend as well as my minivan window [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Invisible Illness Week Updates
Well… how are you? I’m still a bit wiped out after last week! Or maybe it’s the fact that I am turning 40 this week. Or maybe because of my chronic illness? Who knows! Can you relate?
It was an amazing week… because of you! Thanks to each of you who posted a blog, told people [...]
GUEST BLOGGER: That “Soil” of Illness is a Great Way to Explain It All
Hope can grow from the soil of illness.
What an appropriate theme for National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, and it has such a personal meaning to me. Let me share that meaning with you. I am a woman who has lead an extraordinary life, I am a Mother, a Grandmother, a photographer, a college professor, [...]
GUEST BLOGGER: Reaching Out To Others Even When We Need the Encouragement
Everyone I have ever met with chronic illness has a desperate need to be understood, believed, cared for and cared about. This is especially true when the illness is invisible to everyone else, except for those moments when some physical evidence shows up, like a rash.
Since it is not possible to show everyone the rashes, [...]
Blog Roll of Thanks – Wow!
We have tons of people to thank this week! So many of you have blogged about II Week, written about it to others, and overall, have made this week just awesome!
How to Cope with Pain blogged about the week! You have to go see this FIRST to put a smile on your face! To the [...]
GUEST BLOGGER: Am I a hypochondriac?
I had a brush with my old friend hypochondria recently. But Mark Levine’s recent New York magazine article “Listening to Hypochondria” left me feeling secure that I’m not a hypochondriac, and hopeful for folks who really are. Allow me to explain:
Second nature
I grew up in a family of hypochondriacs. Without naming names, I’m comfortable saying [...]
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