National Invisible Chronic Illness Week Is September 10th Through The 16th.
September 10, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Today kicks off National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. It runs September 10th through the 16th. What is an invisible chronic illness? If you have an illness and it can’t be seen from the outside, you have it. That would include diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic back pain, eating disorders, multiple sclerosis and mental illness, just to name a few.
Actually over 95% of chronic illness is invisible. Laura from CFS Squared sent me a link to a great website that is officially hosting an area to come together and “feel that there is someone else that gets it”. Go check out all that it offers including… articles, things to buy, chat rooms and a very funny “10 things not to say to a chronically ill person”.
Ah, I had no idea! Thanks to you and Laura for the update!
Very interesting, thanks for keeping us in the loop. I think these sorts of movements, like National Eating Disorder Week, are greta ways to raise awareness. As a journalist, I know that having the time hook is nice and gives the media an excuse to write it up.
Very interesting, thanks for keeping us in the loop. I think these sorts of movements, like National Eating Disorder Week, are great ways to raise awareness. As a journalist, I know that having the time hook is nice and gives the media an excuse to write it up.
This is a perfect time to help educate our peers about the illnesses that we live with. Diabetes, fibromyalgia, etc. Let’s help one another.
I have been diabetic since 1980, age 9. I have Type 1 and am insulin dependant. I also have three healthy children, born in 1991, 1992 and 1994. They were all 2-3 weeks early and all weighed between 7 and 8 1/2 pounds. All born by C-Section, first was breech, second was in a little stress and was too risky to deliver natural after two sections. My only problem during pregnancy was my blood sugar dropping very low with no warning, I passed out a lot and was not able to drive far with out someone with me, also had some highs, but those were manageable compared to the lows, this was all new to me, I have had reactions before but never like these, never had to go to the hosp. to get glucose to bring me out of it.