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	<title>But You Dont Look Sick? support for those with invisible illness or chronic illness &#187; Caregiver Support and Tips</title>
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		<title>36 Easy things that you can do to make the life of your chronically ill friend a bit better.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You do not need to spend a lot of money. You can be thoughtful in so many ways. The point is to do something, and do something today. I have listed below 36 easy ideas that anyone would appreciate. Sometimes it is hard for a patient to ask for help. Just do it! The hardest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Your Caregiver Is Also Your Significant Other</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With most couples in a long-term love relationship, whether or not they are married, the phrase &#8220;in sickness and in health&#8221; conjures up images of short-lived ailments like the flu, or perhaps helping each other in old age after multiple healthy decades together. Not many anticipate or have any guidance as to the challenges that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Tonight Honey, I Have Chemo: How To Rekindle That Spark</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart racing.  Flushed face.  Can’t breathe.  Hot and sweaty.  On Valentine’s Day these phrases may conjure up images of feelings of love and desire to some. The way that certain someone makes the butterflies flutter around in a nervous stomach to most people means star crossed love is in the air.  For those with chronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Do When You Are Waiting to See The Doctor aka “My Waiting Bag”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My &#8220;Waiting Bag&#8221;- Since I unfortunately spend alot of time in doctors&#8217; waiting rooms, I quickly learned to make the most of this seemingly wasted time. I learned this skill from my over achiever mother, who used every moment as a chance to get something done. Since I became sick at a young age, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have unfortunately been on both sides of this article. I have spent time visiting friends and family when they have been sick, but I have more often been the patient everyone is visiting. Many of the visits went very well, but unfortunately others didn’t go so well for them or me. Hopefully my mistakes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 7-13, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PULSE of NY Kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week Medical errors claim more lives each year in America than breast cancer, AIDS and car accidents &#8211; combined. PULSE of NY has been working to reduce medical errors by helping patients and healthcare providers communicate more clearly. Each year, PULSE supports Patient Safety Awareness Week, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Traveling with a Chronic Illness!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/daily-living-tips/tips-for-traveling-with-a-chronic-illness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is one of the most stressful things to do during the holidays? Travel!!! Most of us have more than one place to be this holiday season, whether it&#8217;s traveling between in-laws or traveling between family members, it&#8217;s still the stress of having to pack up the car and the kids and traveling as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips and Tricks for What to Pack for a Planned Hospital Stay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following things are items that I or my friends have personally tried and found to be very helpful while in the hospital to make things much more bearable and enjoyable. * Pajamas or NIGHT CLOTHES for each day. You spend all day and night in your PJ&#8217;s and tend to sweat more in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Tips on How to Write Great Get-Well Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the frequent recipient of get-well cards as well as sender, I can well appreciate the efforts of the senders. I realize how challenging it can be to say exactly what you mean to say and evoke the proper response from the one you’re sending it to. I think it’s even more challenging to write [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking To Your Grown Children about Chronic Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/caregiver-support-and-tips/talking-to-your-grown-children-about-chronic-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Lupus”, my daughters said, “What’s Lupus?” Now 33 and 25 years of age, they’ve known for years that I was sick, but they never knew why, or exactly WHAT was wrong with me. There were moments I believed they thought I was a hypochondriac and each new symptom took on less and less severity to [...]]]></description>
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