Share About Your Life with Illness With Our “30 Things…” Meme
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August 10, 2010 by admin
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Last year hundreds of people participated in our “30 Things” Meme. We’d love to hear from you again (even if you filled out the 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know last year, you may have some new answers this year… it will be interesting to see which ones!).
This is a great way to blog about your invisible illness too. We may say, “no one understands!” but have we really given them the chance to? Fill this out, post it on your blog or on Facebook, etc. and then let your friends and family know. You may even be surprised to find out who you know who is living silently with his or her own invisible illness.
Be sure to comment below with the name of your blog and where it’s posted so we can come read it!
30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know
1. The illness I live with is:
2. I was diagnosed with it in the year:
3. But I had symptoms since:
4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is:
5. Most people assume:
6. The hardest part about mornings are:
7. My favorite medical TV show is:
8. A gadget I couldn’t live without is:
9. The hardest part about nights are:
10. Each day I take __ pills & vitamins. (No comments, please)
11. Regarding alternative treatments I:
12. If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose:
13. Regarding working and career:
14. People would be surprised to know:
15. The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been:
16. Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was:
17. The commercials about my illness:
18. Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is:
19. It was really hard to have to give up:
20. A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is:
21. If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would:
22. My illness has taught me:
23. Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is:
24. But I love it when people:
25. My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is:
26. When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them:
27. Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is:
28. The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was:
29. I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because:
30. The fact that you read this list makes me feel:
Are you blogging for Invisible Illness Week? Be sure to sign up and let us know at Bloggers Unite!
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I'm very new to accepting my illness, hence the depression, anxiety, etc. But I am beyond thrilled to find others who suffer quietly.
I have posted my meme about living with Bipolar II Disorder…
http://destinationnormal.blogspot.com/2010/08/30-things-about-my-bipolar.html
http://www.lyme-advocate.net aometime today, I'll have posted my meme
Mine can be found here http://www.sugarfilledemotions.com/2010/08/30-thi…
http://meplusbipolar.blogspot.com/2010/08/30-thin…
here's mine :)
Just published mine! http://bit.ly/9UNvAv
It's My 30 Things! http://bit.ly/bIub9J
Mine on my lj: http://cleefa.livejournal.com/106376.html
Finally caught up and published it – http://myuiiblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/iiaw-2010-3… also post on UII's group on FB (http://groups.to/uii).
Here is mine :D http://pandoraswhttigr.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/n…
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http://bumpingcats.blogspot.com/
I'd like to share about my husband's silent illness. Two back surgeries and walks with a cane. He also has a bone disease, Paget's. The hardest thing we deal with is that people don't understand why my husband cannot come to church. He joined when I did (absent) and he supports the church. He is a godly man. However, they wonder, "Can't he just come to the picnic?" or "We hope and pray that he will come to church soon." They can't comprehend what it would be like for him to be there…feel claustrophobic because of his pain and nerves. Poor hearing, but noise of any kind disturbs him (we've tried h. aids)..a terrible buzzing in his ears. No one can see when the disease is active or the pain he endures.Only one or two people actually relate to him. (Thank God for Terry). They accept him as he is…good days or bad days. They don't press him to try new things or go into restaurants where he would be uncomfortable because of the music. I wish I could tell people to look "at his heart" and "listen to his wisdom"…and not think about his limitations. He has a lot to give and hardly anyone to give it to.
Because people do not understand why he can not attend, try replying to their comment with, Come by and visit with him. It would do him good to have company from the church. I am sure he would be glad to see you". And then maybe if they visited and talked with him they would have more understanding of his illness. And it may open up other doors and opportunities not realized before.
Carla Jones
I am so glad your husband has you! What a blessing for God you are.. God bless you both
Phyllis, I am so glad he has you and God…. I know, i have a husband that loves me that much too… and without him…and God..i don't know where i would be
Too bad you have ot have a blog somewhere in order to answer these questions.
I'll be posting a couple things soon; even an announcement about my diganosis. God bless everybody! http://www.iwitness-michelle.blogspot.com
There is the url to my answers! http://margarettidwell.blogspot.com/2010/09/30-th…
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http://cupsquietlybeingfilled.wordpress.com/2010/…
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http://herunfinishedlife.blogspot.com/2010/09/30-…
Here http://www.notfrisco2.com/paxnortona/?p=7525 and here http://dailybooth.com/EmperorNorton/8210907
http://candleprayer.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/invi…
http://migraineshere.blogspot.com/2010/09/30-thin…
http://tinyurl.com/25f74nm
http://www.facebook.com/notes/kellye-van-dyke/30-…
I do not know how to blog, but hopes this gets through off my facebook account… funny enough, this has been up about an hour on my account, and no one has even responded…lol, like they will take the time to read it…lol, wouldn't you just know.
Phyllis, i have a real bad back too and rsd/crps… and would love to go to church, use to go everyday of the week, my kids use to go to school there..until i got sick, 4 years after joining you would think they would remember me when i was missing…but here i am 7 years later… and all my friends have dismissed me…but although i am forgotten by them…i am loved by the greatest man alive, my husband..and i am content with that… i hope your husband can see that in you, because you sound just like my husband…i will keep you two in my prayers… God bless all of you
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I did my 30 things as my 3rd day post for this week.
http://www.wakelarunen.com/2010/09/15/day-3-of-in…
Here is my list of 30 things – broken down into Part I & II (links to get to the other half on both posts) http://feliciafibro.com/2010/09/14/30-things-abou…
I did my 30 Things and am surprised there are so may silent sufferers! So good to know I am not alone.
Just posted mine, about my daughter's invisible illness
I did my 30 things as my Wed. post for Invisible Illness week: http://butterflylessons.com/2010/09/15/30-things-…
Dusted off my blog to post about living with migraine for 40 years: http://cronereport.com/2010/09/14/invisible-illne…
http://paigebeatrice.wordpress.com/ is my blog…I'll be posting more later.
http://roughbranch.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-…
My meme:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=432336&am…
http://msfreeradical.blogspot.com/2010/09/30-thin…
I posted the 30 things you may not know on my facebook http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=432275972270#!/note.php?note_id=432275972270
I thought I posted this here, but I don't see it…
http://roughbranch.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-…
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&n…
http://wendysfibrofog.blogspot.com/2010/09/first-…
http://wendysfibrofog.blogspot.com/2010/09/first-…
30 Things I May Not Have Shared about My Invisible Illness(es): http://julianajoie.com/30-things-about-my-invisib…
Thank you for this!
I finally got around to doing my post – http://centralhive.com/autoimmunelife/2010/09/18/…
My 30 things http://www.randomamanda8.com/random_amanda/R.A./E…
MEME questions answered to share; I do not have a blog but wanted to answer the questions; Thank you to all!! http://twitwall.com/view/?who=Wildboutbirds
http://twitwall.com/view/?who=Wildboutbirds
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Here are my answers: http://chronicpainwarriors.blogspot.com/2011/06/3…