The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino
Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino's personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness or disability.
Click HERE to read "The Spoon Theory"
Now you can purchase small and large poster prints of "The Spoon Theory" from our Online Store! These posters will make a perfect "get well gift, or friendship/ I understand gift." We also think it would make a perfect addition to any doctor's office, or support group meeting room. Most importantly, get one for yourself!
Comments
Many thanks to your wonderful site, it is now in my favourites, having lived with fybro plus lots of other things as well it is nice to see things and know what to say when people think you look ok and why have you a blue badge etc.
Many thanks
Posted by: gaynor gooding | September 6, 2008 03:24 PM
Christine, I was often asked by people within the community if I had read "The Spoon Theory". My answer would always be "No, but it seems to have affected a lot of people".
After taking the time to read it this morning, all I can say is THANK YOU! That is the best description of chronic illness I have ever read.
You have written a better tool to explain what it is like to be me.
Posted by: Mckay K | September 9, 2008 06:02 AM
I'm glad I came across the "Spoon Theory". Describes my life to a tee. We all know how hard it is to get a healthy person to understand our lives...this is a excellent description!!! Thank you Christine!
Posted by: Stacey L Rogers | September 15, 2008 10:46 AM
Christine...as I've told you before, you're an inspiration :) As we hurt, we hurt together!!! We are not alone! **gentlehugs**
Posted by: Jen Martin | September 17, 2008 09:41 AM
Thank you so much for saying what I have not been able to put into words. I am an NTM patient and my friends and family just have no conception that I'm working with a limited number of spoons. May I please reprint this for my friends who would never take time to read this on the internet? I feel just reading this has already lightened my load. Thanks!
Posted by: Susan Harmon | October 2, 2008 01:10 AM
WOW - I really identified this - it is a very helpful approach, and definitely described the situation ... Thanks -
Ellen (RA since 2004 or before)
Posted by: Ellen Galo | October 3, 2008 02:30 PM
Thank you so much. My BFF deals with post-polio. I just read this to her, and she found it extremely moving. She wants me to tell you that she's been declining more rapidly over the past ten years, and she found your description incredibly on target and creative. It felt really good to hear somebody describe it in a way that can be understood by "normies". She says she never bothered to try to explain it because she didn't think she ever could, and she's grateful to you for sharing.
Posted by: StarWatcher | November 20, 2008 08:29 PM
I first read the Spoon Theory on a MS blog site (Sunshine and Moonlight on wordpress) and it was exactly the way I needed to be able to explain things to those around me. I have recently been diagnosed with MS and it is very frustrating the symptoms this crazy disease causes and because there is "nothing" to see people don't know how to react or what to do and before I was diagnosed it was difficult to make people understand the symptoms. THANK YOU this certainly has helped me!!
Posted by: Tanya | November 23, 2008 06:58 PM
Wow, reading "The Spoon Theory" had me in tears after the first few sentences, it hit so close to home. I have sarcoidosis and life is a daily battle. No one understands how we have to plan every detail to manage our lives, just to get thrus simple acts that healthy people take for granted. I thank you for putting into words, what I have not been able to in 14 years.
Posted by: Theresa Nolan | November 29, 2008 11:31 PM