Television: Keeping Kids Healthy: Lupus A Medical Mystery – Featuring Christine Miserandino

May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? See Christine's television appearance focusing on living life with lupus.. Keeping Kids Healthy (PBS and American Public Television) Nationally Syndicated Won a 2005 New York Emmy Award EPISODE 401 - Lupus: A Medical Mystery *Check your l

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New Slogans, New Gifts and More at the ButYouDontLookSick.com store!

May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? Contemplating what you should give a loved-one or close friend, suffering from a chronic illness for a get well gift?How about a Tee-shirt that reads ‘Lupus Sucks’ or ‘Fibromyalgia Sucks' ? Or "Bad Flare Day!".  Look n

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Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace Oh My! ButYouDontLookSick.com on the web!

We love being connected with our readers! Since we have added those "handy dandy" features at the bottom of every article, we have noticed our readers have shared our articles, posted them on their personal profiles and more. We can not thank you enough for sharing this site with your friends and fa

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About The Author

About The Author

Christine Miserandino is a writer, blogger, speaker and patient advocate from NY. She is someone living life with Lupus. Her award winning writing has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, medical newsletters and television media. From the age of fifteen, Christine Miserandino has been

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ButYouDontLookSick.com Volunteer Staff and Guest Writers

Our volunteer staff and guest writers include some of the most talented writers on the web. We have message booard moderators who give of their time to help make sure the bydls.com message boards and chatroom are a healthy, safe and friendly enviroment for everyone. We are so thankful to everyone wh

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Get Well Gifts from The ButYouDontLookSick.com Store

Looking for a unique get well gift? Have you made a rule to not let Lupus get you down? How about a Tee shirt that reads ‘I am Stronger than Lupus!’? Looking for the right thing to say to those who tell you that you are always tired? We think a T-shirt that says ‘I am Too Tired To Argue With Y

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A Husband’s Perspective – Lupus Advocacy Day – Washington, DC

I am proud of my wife, Christine. I am proud of the work she does for the Lupus Alliance, this website, and for our family. I am proud of her passion to help others, and the impact she has had on so many people through her speaking engagements, and of course, through ButYouDontLookSick.com. I had

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Christine is being honored at the Lupus Alliance Lupus Gala Brunch

Save the Date! I am extremely proud to announce that my family and I will be honored at this year's Lupus Gala Brunch! We are so excited and hope to see everyone there. The Lupus Alliance is a wonderful organization that is very close to our hearts. We try and support the Lupus Alliance as much as p

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Christine has been interviewed for today’s CNN.com “empowered patient” column.

Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care. This week's topic asks the question, "Are you an obnoxious patient?". Christine was quoted in tips # 3, 4 and 5! Ms. Cohen was easy to speak with

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ButYouDontLookSick.com gets NEW upgrades!

We are always working hard to make our website the best it can be. Now we are better then before! You have been asking for some of these new features, and we have been listening! We are very proud to announce new upgrades and site features! If you have not been to our website lately - please come to

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