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	<title>But You Dont Look Sick? support for those with invisible illness or chronic illness &#187; Sick Humor</title>
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		<title>Sick Humor: Why, Yes Virginia&#8230;There Really ARE Spoonies!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I originally just started this article by delving right into the &#8220;Dear Santa&#8221; part, but then as I started formatting it, I realized it deserved an intro that was worthy of one of my articles.  By now you all know &#8220;me&#8221; as a writer.  My theory&#8230;&#8221;go big or go home&#8221;.  So, &#8220;go big&#8221; I definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Humor: &#8220;Re-Finding&#8221; The Funny</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have forgotten how to laugh. There. I said it. Not that I can blame a single one of us. Let’s face it, when you wake up, throw your leg off the bed and hear it echo in the room like a creaking door in a 1950’s horror flick, the giggle factor isn’t really at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Humor: &#8220;Spoonie and the City&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-spoonie-and-the-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-spoonie-and-the-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/?p=3184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing you should know about me is that I LOVE Sex and the City. When it was on HBO, I watched it religiously. I saw both of the movies on opening weekend, of course. I own all of the DVDs. And now that the reruns are on E!, my household stops at 8pm EST [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keepin&#8217; It Real: Terminology For The 21st Century</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/keepin-it-real-terminology-for-the-21st-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/?p=3048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always been a big proponent of calling a ‘spade a spade’ and telling it like it is. I don’t want things sugar coated or watered down to make them sound nicer or less scary. Give it to me straight or not at all. This belief was reinforced during my last doctor’s visit. I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>75</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-diary-of-a-mad-spoon-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/?p=2938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I truly believe laughter is the best medicine…well as far as free medicines go.  I totally have a lunch sack full of pills that can give generic laughter a good ol’ fashioned run for its money, but nothing beats a laugh.  I’m not talking about the quiet snickers with your hand over your mouth because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Humor: The Top 10 Ways That You Know Two Spoonies Are Dating</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-the-top-10-ways-that-you-know-two-spoonies-are-dating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/?p=2858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1.  They know each others&#8217; favorite hospital meal 2.  The smell of disinfectant becomes a turn on 3.  They exchange bodily fluids by dumping each other&#8217;s urine containers 4.  Gripper socks become part of the lingerie wardrobe 5.  The only jealousy had is of IV-friendly veins 6.  They begin seeking sponsorship of an upcoming wedding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Humor: Information Overload: &#8220;Suggestions&#8221; We&#8217;d Rather Not Hear Ever Again</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/uncategorized/sick-humor-information-overload-suggestions-wed-rather-not-hear-ever-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/?p=2589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know they mean well. I mean, it may not seem that way at the time to them. I may roll my eyes, dramatically sigh and wince at the friendly “suggestions” that innocent friends and family members offer up to me at random intervals of my life. I am learning as the years go by [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>106</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sick Humor: Sometimes you just gotta have a sense of humor! — The HIV Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-sometimes-you-just-gotta-have-a-sense-of-humor-the-hiv-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-sometimes-you-just-gotta-have-a-sense-of-humor-the-hiv-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laughter is the best medicine. Top Ten Worst Comments Commonly Made To Someone Who&#8217;s HIV+: 1) &#8220;Well, you know, it&#8217;s not the death sentence it once was.&#8221; Really?! That sure is good to hear, &#8217;cause I thought I was a goner! *wipes brow* 2) &#8220;Have you Googled it? There&#8217;s lots of good information out there.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Sick Humor&#8221; You know you&#8217;re a Spoonie when&#8230;..  *Facebook Fan Page Edition*</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-hmor-you-know-youre-a-spoonie-when-facebook-fan-page-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Thank you to the butyoudontlooksick.com facebook fan page community for helping come up with some of these great 1- liners! If you do not know what a &#8220;spoonie&#8221; is, please take a moment to read &#8220;The Spoon Theory&#8220;. “You know you&#8217;re a spoonie when going to PT and the grocery store in one day is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Sick Humor&#8221; The ABCs of Spoonie Thanks</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-the-abcs-of-spoonie-thanks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-the-abcs-of-spoonie-thanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright, I’ll say it.  I’m usually the one to vocalize what most people keep to themselves, which more often than not, gets me in to trouble.  However, something inside of me is convinced that in this Spoonie corner of the world, I’m not alone.  It’s sometimes hard to be thankful at Thanksgiving.  There.  I said [...]]]></description>
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