I am honored to say I was chosen to be featured in Johnson & Johnson Network's first Lupus video. They already have a huge catalog of informative, non branded videos on their health dedicated youtube channel... but now we can finally add Lupus to the list of health, disease and medical topics!
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ATTENTION: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT I am feeling very grateful today. In a world when living with chronic illness can get you down, I am choosing to think positive and hopefully pass those positive vibes on to you! I am grateful for my life, my daughter, my family, my friends, and for ButYouDontLookSick
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You guys have been asking for this for a LONG time. This is me reading "The spoon theory" live at a Lupus Symposium. This video is from the speaking appearance at the Piedmont, NC LFA on September 11, 2010. Thank you to them for having me, and to Stealth Awareness for making the video. Please
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The year 2010 was a big year for me, disease-wise. I was going about my lonely, diseased business. I had been sick since 1995, diagnosed in 2007 and getting treatments for 3 years. At the very end of 2009, I was forced to switch insurance companies. The new insurance company denied my treatments for
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Growing up, I was never one of those people who marched to the beat of their own drum. I watched with envy the girls who had a fashion sense all their own and a fun quirky hairstyle that made them stand out in a crowd. I wished frequently that I was the type of woman who said exactly what was on
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A slide show movie of my life, how "the spoon theory" started, and how this HUGE internet community has been formed around the world to give support, encouragement and information by using butyoudontlooksick.com and #spoonie to connect. This has been an incredible ride! THANK YOU! PLEASE share th
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[caption id="attachment_2157" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kimberly and Christine holding HUGE spoon"][/caption] The adventures of a spoonie are always exciting, rarely uneventful and usually include some serious preparation and legwork prior to the adventure at hand. So naturally the
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, July 28, 2010 ButYouDontLookSick.com announces its 7 year anniversary “after party” celebration New York, NY, July 28, 2010 – ButYouDontLookSick.com, an online magazine for those dealing with “invisible” chronic illnesses announces its 7 year an
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