There is a amazing growing community of our readers who have been using twitter to connect by using the hashtag #spoonie at the end of every post. These people are all fans of butyoudontlooksick.com and are all somehow connected to "The spoon theory". I personally (Christine) use t
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A few years ago I got thrown from my horse. OK, who am I kidding? I am a Brooklyn girl at heart, no horses for me. But literally I felt like I had, if not been thrown from my horse, I was certainly thrown off my game. Life kept throwing me obstacles and I found it harder and harder to get around the
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Many years ago I heard a joke that was going around and it went like this.
A guy was going home from the auto mechanic and just as he was passing a psychiatric center, a wheel fell off his car. He stopped, surveyed the situation and realized that the mechanic must have been distracted and never p
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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 download "The Spoon Theory" in PDF format.
The Spoon Theory
by Christine Miserandino www.butyoudontlooksick.com
My best friend and I were in the din
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Come celebrate my birthday in NYC!
We are bringing together family, friends, "spoonies", and some new online friends to have a special night for a great cause! Wednesday July 20th from 6:30- 9pm at the RS Pop Shop -Roger Smith Hotel in NYC we have planned the perfect happy hour... a ton of fun w
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Add me! I am @bydls Thank you!
Sometimes I wonder if I can reach 2,000 followers? I am so close! :) Can you RT, or ask your friends to follow? we can do it! Remember to add the hastag #spoonie to connect with other people from bydls!
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I am so honored to hear from the readers of butyoudontlooksick.com. When I write, or share I never really know how people feel. I don't know if my articles or essays effect them. When I write I put my emotions, passion and my heart on paper. When our readers, or "spoonies" as we like to call each
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