WHoooo HHhhoooo!!! Do a happy Dance! We have reached OVER 135,000 fans/ likes on our ButYouDontLookSick.com facebook fanpage! Thank you to all our readers, friends, and "spoonies" for making every part of our online community as supportive as it is. You guys are amazing!
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We are so excited to have over 41,000 "likes" on our facebook fan page! As much as we are excited to have formed this community of great people using technology to share information and support, it of course also makes me sad that we need that support. We as patients need to be empowered to reach ou
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Do you have a profile picture, icon, or "avatar" that you use on facebook or twitter, etc. Support I'm a Spoonie! add a #spoonie twibbon to your avatar now! People have seen others on facebook and twitter with the spoon on their pics and it is SO easy to do! So many have asked me how! Join over 10,0
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Join in the fun! UPDATE- OVER 9,200 people have added the spoonie twibbon/ sticker on both twitter and facebook! It is amazing to start seeing spoons popping up all over the place. I keep hearing from readers of this site how fun it has been for people in their life to ask "hey what is up with the
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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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“I’m no good at sales.” “There’s no way I can beg people for money.” “I don’t want to annoy my friends.” “Asking complete strangers for a handout isn’t my style.” If you’ve ever uttered any of these phrases, don’t worry…you’re not alone. Even the most successful o
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Do you dress to impress or do you dress how you really feel? That quickly became the big question for me yesterday on twitter. What started as a joke between some new friends I made, really had me thinking. I am cheduled to speak at the #140conference in NYC about Lupus, health related support�
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I have been accused of being many things in my life, but I can assure you that one of them has never been being “too positive”. I have never been the type of person to intently stare at that glass of water and size it up as being anything but half-empty. It’s the way I’m hardwired. I am, by
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We have an amazing group of butyoudontlooksick.com fans on Facebook! They really are great, and to make it even better you will get little notes from me (christine) you even will have quick easy access to our new articles etc. PLease take a moment and join us by pressing the "like" button if you hav
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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 "spoonie" is, please take a moment to read "The Spoon Theory". “You know you're a spoonie when going to PT and the grocery store in one day is to
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