Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino's personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness or disability.
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The Spoon Theory
by Christine Miserandino www.butyoudontlooksick.com
My best friend and I were in the din
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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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If you follow me on Twitter you know that I’ve been dealing with issues at work: Lack of hours; going in to work and then being sent home before even clocking in. This has been going on for two weeks. I had a mental breakdown couple of nights ago because I have not accomplished anything in what I
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It was an honor to be interviewed by Christina Relacion from the Scleroderma Foundation for their Summer edition of Scleroderma Voice magazine. It is a true testament to the fact that "The Spoon Theory" now has a much wider audience then just lupus patients as I originally thought. The chronically i
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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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Christine Miserandino founder of ButYouDontLookSick.com and author of "The Spoon Theory" was featured in New York Newsday on Sunday May 1, 2011. We know that many of our readers wanted to see this, but could not access the website directly to see and read the article. We have attached article and ph
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A way long over due thank you is in order to Jessica Rowshandel, director of social services for the SLE Lupus Foundation in NYC. She featured "The Spoon Theory" when answering a question for her bi monthly column "Ask Jessica". The question was about telling family and friends about lupus and havin
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I’m a butyoudontlooksick.com “regular.” By that I mean I read all the posts, follow on facebook and stay updated via Twitter. However, I have never commented or responded to all the wonderful words or stories from the digital support group Christine has created. That is, until now. See,
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Contemplating what you should give a loved-one or close friend, suffering from a chronic illness this holiday season? How about a Tee-shirt that reads ‘Lupus Sucks’ or ‘Fibromyalgia Sucks' ? Look no further than the Butyoudontlooksick.com online store. Offering apparel and merchandise with a t
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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!
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