Chronic Bits:
The Search for Dr. Right
-Posted: 11/10/2010
Patients for a Moment, one of our fave blog carnivals, takes a look at finding the doctor of your dreams. Thanks for hosting, Sick Momma!
It's Veteran's Day at Grand Rounds, Nurse Ratched-style
-Posted: 11/9/2010
Complete with a gorgeous pic of Elvis getting his Army physical. He's sooooo dreamy! Oh, and some awesome health and medical writing from all the Grand Rounds contributors, 'natch.
How to Be Sick: A review of Toni Bernhard's book from Bruce Campbell
-Posted: 11/9/2010
A Buddhist-inspired look at life with chronic illness, Toni Bernhard's How to Be Sick is fantastic—and Bruce Campbell gives us a closer look over at CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help.
Considering meditation? This article may convince you...
-Posted: 11/5/2010
From HuffPo, an examination of the benefits of different styles of meditation, including mindfulness, zen and transcendental meditation. All have health benefits. And all are free, and can be take anywhere you go, Babes.
You KNOW you want to be part of the next blog carnival.
-Posted: 10/27/2010
It's about how We All Fall Down...And Then We Get Right Back Up Again. We think you know what we mean. Get the details and submit your post by FRIDAY at 10pm CST. We want you!
Who owns your social health data?
-Posted: 10/27/2010
That's a good question. Phil at Think Brownstone weighs in (looking at Patients Like Me as an example) and asks for your comments, too.
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Here are the things in which I believe. (A list to refer to later, when I flare up again.)
One of my favorite programs on NPR is This I Believe. These little personal stories about strong convictions sometimes buoy me on tough days, or make me giggle, or teach me something new. Like when Brian Eno says that he believes singing will make me more sexually attractive. Or when Kay Redfield Jamison reminds me that, "unless one wants to lives a stunningly boring life, one ought to be on good terms with one's darker side and one's darker energies." (Kay lives with bipolar disorder.)
I've been looking for some more of that inspiration lately. There have been a few days lately when I just felt lost. Completely, utterly lost. I've cried myself silly, until my throat is raw and I can't even squeak out a human sound. Things got so bad I went beyond throwing a pity party; it was like the pity party had ended and I was the rude guest who just wouldn't leave, staying drunk on the couch, talking stupidly about nothing while you try to load the dishwasher. So even though the past week has brought a great upswing, I know it won't last forever. Life with fibromyalgia means flare-ups, especially during stressful times. So I thought it was high time I wote myself a reminder list of things I believe in, a list I can refer back to later when things get bad again.
Posted: 11/8/2010 in Coping | View this article.
Can you take a moment to help a child with diabetes?
As a ChronicBabe, I have a ton of friends with diabetes, many of them Type 1 - meaning they've had it since they were kids. And I also know a lot of parents with Type 1 kiddos.
These folks need your help. The challenges the face are immense; the costs they incur are huge. Manny Hernandez of Tu Diabetes has come up with an incredible plan: simply watch the video below, and for every time it's watched, a child in need gets insulin. It's just that simple.
Posted: 11/5/2010 in Announcements | View this article.
ChronicBabe Blog Carnival #16: We all fall down...and then we get right back up again.
Remember when you were a kid, holding hands with your friends in a circle, singing "Ring Around the Rosie" and falling down at the end? What you didn't know back then was that sometimes this is exactly what happens in life: sometimes you fall down.
Fortunately we've assembled a group of 14 babes that can help you get back up when life with illness gets you down. Just like how your friends would help you back up after the end of the song...
Posted: 11/1/2010 in Blog Carnival | View this article.
Blog Carnival #15: Trick or Treat
We've got more tricks than treats, actually, which kind of makes sense considering the crowd. A big batch of fabulous health bloggers share their stories of the tricks and treats of modern medicine. If you like growing hair on your tongue or going postal, read on!
Posted: 10/18/2010 in Blog Carnival | View this article.
Vegas, baby! That's where I'll be next week with lots of my health bloggy friends, and I wanted to fill you in on what's going down. Thanks to our awesome sponsors (including Johnson & Johnson and MedPageToday), I'll be participating on a panel with some interesting health writers.
Posted: 10/9/2010 in Announcements | View this article.
ChronicBabe Blog Carnival #14: The funniest thing about chronic illness
Hey Babes, this time we asked, What are the funniest things you've experienced or done to deal with chronic illness? and you responded with some pretty funny stories. You proved our point that chronic illness isn't all about tears and struggles; sometimes chronic illness is damn funny! This edition showcases 16 posts—from porn to poop—that prove laughter IS the best medicine and humor a mighty powerful coping mechanism.
Posted: 10/5/2010 in Blog Carnival | View this article.
ChronicBabe Sarah in Chicago wrote to us to say she had a funny story about chronic illness, but no blog to give it a home. Never fear! ChronicBabe.com is here. Read on to hear why she thinks food TV is porn-a-licious...
Posted: 9/30/2010 in Inspiration | View this article.
