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How do you describe your pain? Numbers on Pain Scale, Adjectives, Silly Weird...

I hear it all the time from doctors and nurses: “Tell me your pain on a scale from 1 to 10”. I always cringe at the thought of summarizing my pain and fatigue down to a number. I also get scared at the...

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After saying hello to my guests, I say #hellokeurig and feel like the perfect...

Don’t Be Afraid of the Paper Directions! So much paper packing In the box and such a thick instruction book. All those languages, I only speak English. I have to guess you are trying to hide the best...

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Look Out World… I’m Back In The Saddle Again!

A few years ago I got thrown from my horse. OK, who am I kidding? I am a Brooklyn girl at heart, no horses for me. But literally I felt like I had, if not been thrown from my horse, I was certainly...

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We have reached OVER 135,000 likes on our facebook page! Come join our...

    WHoooo HHhhoooo!!!  Do a happy Dance! We have reached OVER 135,000 fans/ likes on our ButYouDontLookSick.com facebook fanpage! Thank you to all our readers, friends, and “spoonies” for making every...

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Christine is on Twitter @bydls and if you use the hashtag #spoonie you can...

  There is a amazing growing community of our readers who have been using twitter to connect by using the hashtag #spoonie at the end of every post. These people are all fans of butyoudontlooksick.com...

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Nimble: Good things come in small packages, especially when they help you...

The old saying goes that “good things come in small packages.” But when you are like me, and are best friends with the UPS delivery man; good things can come in all size packages. As someone who is...

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Wigs, Hats, and Make Up… Oh My! Trying to Look Better, When You Feel Bad.

We have all heard the dreaded saying “But you don’t look sick?” But the last thing we want to do is walk around looking like death 24/7. It is true that when you look better you feel better, but there...

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May 10th is Lupus Awareness Day! Have you loved someone with Lupus lately?

Wear orange or purple, send friends your favorite awareness websites (bydls.com ? lol) to educate, read, ask your friends to read some lupus facts, make your status a lupus support or awareness...

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Please Don’t Ask My Dad About Lupus! The Answer Might Involve Jello.

If you ask my dad about Lupus he will give you a very seemingly odd answer.  He will always say “Getting a grip on Lupus is like trying to tie up Jello with a string” Most people laugh, look confused,...

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May 12 is International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day!

In addition to my lupus, I also have fibromyalgia. One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with it as well. I love her. I feel that although pain and fibro is something I know a bit about, I can...

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