We are proud to announce that Butyoudontlooksick.com website has won a Hope Award 2007. The Hope Award is given to websites that offer positive support and encouragement to people suffering from chronic illnesses, and is
awarded by IBSTales.com, a site for irritable bowel syndrome sufferers.

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Christine Miserandino, writer- butyoudontlooksick.com will be a featured speaker during the upcoming National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, September 10-16, 2007.

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We at ButYouDontLookSick.com have been blessed to have so many wonderful, helpful and dedicated volunteers. One of our first and best volunteers is Wendy aka "Beautifulbigblonde" on our message boards. She has helped us build a friendly community and a safe place to chat and post. We could not have done it without her. In this interview we take the opportunity to get to know her better.

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Fibromyalgia is frequently diagnosed but poorly understood. Chronic fatigue syndrome by its very name is the source of conflicting opinion and no real consensus on treatment. What is a person to do when they discover they have one or both of these ailments? Resign oneself to an ever-deteriorating lifetime of poor health? Not necessarily. There are many resources, both medical and non-medical, available, and Mary Shomon covers the gamut in her book.

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Being pro-active, positive, and organized are the keys to success in school!

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A letter from your chronic condition and a reply. Sometimes you just have to laugh!

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Happy 4 year anniversary Butyoudontlooksick.com!

Hi Everyone,

I am proud to announce that butyoudontlooksick.com is celebrating it's 4 year anniversary! What an amazing 4 years this has been.

We have grown leaps and bounds! We started with just a few pages of content, and grew to have a newsletter, message boards, chat room and online store . Our website has now grown to an e-zine with new articles being published every day! We have members from around the world who have formed a close knit community of support and friendship. In the past year we have had the honor of being on television, featured in magazines, and newspapers and winning awards.

If you haven't visited us in a while- I encourage you to come and take a look! With new articles every day and with over 3,500 members talking on the message boards- there is always something new to discover.

With love and gratitude to the butyoudontlooksick.com readers for another amazing year,

-Christine

"The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane."

Thus begins the most anticipated work of young adult fiction in my lifetime. Even though I am an adult, no longer considered young, I purchased a copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for myself. I am not the only childless woman in her 40's to have done so, which should serve as an indication of just how this story
transcends the age of its audience.

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Sometimes I think those of us with Fibromyalgia are considered a special brand of crazy, among invisible diseases. People can understand a food allergy, auto-immune specific issues, even something that they may not have heard of, but is well documented like SLE. People with Fibro seem to have a reputation as lazy and liars. Science can't tell us why we hurt, why our nervous system has gone haywire or why we are exhausted all the time.

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Sometimes you just gotta have a sense of humor!

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Butyoudontlooksick.com is proud to announce it's one of HealthCentral's 2007 Top Sites!

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So many people have asked how they can help promote/ support this site. We are so thankful for everyone's support and encouragement. If have you found the information on this site useful, please see the information listed below of how to support this site.

Here, we have listed the top 10 easy ways you can help us out. They are easy, quick and fun! Every little bit helps! :)

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The other day my mother had a medical emergency and I was totally unprepared. I had always prided myself on the fact that since my daughter Christine had Lupus, I was pretty good at handling emergency hospital visits. But this time it was my 82 year old mom and I did not have the situation or myself under control.

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a poem submitted by one of our members.

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I was fortunate enough to go to the theater recently and see "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". I attended with one friend who had read the Harry Potter books and another who hadn't read the books, but had seen the previous films. Caution: it is possible that those not familiar with the books may consider some of the material below to be spoilers.

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If you are looking for a unique baby gift for someone or outfits for your own child, you need to check out Baby Couture Inc. They have a great selection of clothes for the fashion forward mom (or child). If frilly, lacy, and babyish clothes are not your style, then check out the selection of fun, contemporary and cool designs from this great shop.

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