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A man’s illness is his private territory and – no matter how much he loves you and how close you are – you stay an outsider. You are healthy.” / Lauren Bacall… more →

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Do You Have a Spoon I Can Borrow? — 3 comments

keipper89 wrote 3 days ago: The Spoon Theory How many spoons do you have today? A friend from high school recently reminded me o … more →

Tags: Chronic Illness, Cleaning, Fibromyalgia, Priorities

Fish not frogs — 2 comments

knittingkitten04 wrote 3 days ago: Please excuse the title, I really couldn’t think of anything else… As is often the case … more →

Tags: Various, Spinning, Caithness, M e ♥, fatigue, summer, mid-summer

Summer Bucket Lists — 2 comments

JessieD. wrote 4 days ago: Wow. I was all excited to finally be getting to write a new post for the first time in the longest, … more →

Tags: My Illness, Your Illness, Chronic Illness, chronic pain, summer, Nature, Fun, Anticipation, Fibromyalgia, myofasical pain

It's all about Saving the Spoons — 2 comments

southcoastbeachgirl wrote 6 days ago: Well dear reader, I have to report that I am constantly wrong footed these days by the unpredictabil … more →

Tags: breast cancer treatment, Brighton, Birthdays

The Spoon Theory and The Gorilla In Your House

rarainbow wrote 6 days ago: Hi everyone! Today I want to share two really great articles which you may find useful when explaini … more →

Tags: Awareness, Arthritis, Disclosure, gorilla, Illness, jia, JRA, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Good start, bad finish — 1 comment

Snababo wrote 1 week ago: So today looked like it would be a pretty good day. I had work, which while tiring means money. Trig … more →

Tags: living my life, Cancer, Depression, hemangiosarcoma, Inside my head, Living my Life, routines

The Spoon Theory

amycraw wrote 1 week ago: Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have lupus? The Spoon Theory does a great job explain … more →

Tags: Lupus, chronic, Illness

Explaining Chronic Pain Part 1- The Spoon Theory — 4 comments

Tracy Rydzy, MSW, LSW wrote 2 weeks ago: For those of us with chronic pain, “The Spoon Theory,” originally written by Christine M … more →

Tags: chronic pain, compassion for sick, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Life in general, Pain, Psychology, Relationships, Chronic Pain

"But a good day's a good day no matter what."

Katherine wrote 2 weeks ago: “Some days are good, some days are bad and some days don’t happen at all.” Today i … more →

Tags: Asthenia, bathroom, bed, bladder, cowboy, dafont.com, Doctor, fatigue, gratitude

Sleeping Beauty — 2 comments

tiffinymonk wrote 3 weeks ago: Any chronic illness can cause fatigue, add another illness or deficiency on top of that (mine is low … more →

Tags: chronic pain, fatigue, jia, JRA, Pain, Spoonie, Arthritis, but you don't look sick, Chronic Illness

Explaining Chronic Illness

fibrofreak wrote 3 weeks ago: Every day tasks like showering, brushing your teeth, even cwtching up watching T.V. can easily be ta … more →

Tags: My Posts, Fibromyalgia, FibroFreak, Energy, Chronic Illness

Invisible Illnesses

Julsey wrote 4 weeks ago: I have Lupus and Fibromylgia and a few others that are hard to explain but they are all dubbed … more →

Tags: Life and Everyday, Life, Living, Sick, Lupus, Illness, fibromylgia, Christine Miserandino, healthy

But you don't look sick... — 1 comment

Jenna @ MyMissingFactor wrote 1 month ago: Having a chronic illness like mine is often hard to explain to people. It can be a really foreign co … more →

Tags: Von Willebrand's, Von Willebrand's Disease, Chronic Illness, Telling people about illness