Chronic Bits:
What advice would you give?
-Posted: 8/27/2010
The new Patients for a Moment blog carnival is full of advice for friends and loved ones who know someone with chronic illness. Great perspectives this week, Babes!
Take a fibromyalgia survey
-Posted: 8/27/2010
The Nat'l Fibromyalgia Association has a new survey designed to inform health care providers about the unique challenges faced by fibrobabes. Take the survey today and make your voice heard!
How to Cope with Pain Blog Carnival - featuring ChronicBabes!
-Posted: 8/25/2010
We are big fans of How to Cope with Pain, a terrific blog with tons of great advice and perspective. They offer a monthly blog carnival, and this month they included a couple ChronicBabe posts featuring tons of women's voices. Cheers!
Fresh Grand Rounds: It's all about the 'toons, man!
-Posted: 8/24/2010
A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor hosts Grand Rounds this week, mingling funnies with excellent posts from a wide variety of writers. Excellent!
NEW! Fun and informational fibromyalgia videos from Jenni Prokopy and HealthyWomen
-Posted: 8/24/2010
Tips for communicating with your doctor and advice for loved ones are the topics on hand for the newest installment of Editrix Jenni's fibro videos at HealthyWomen.org. Check out all 5 videos if you haven't seen them yet! (They're listed in the right hand column.)
Yes, you CAN have that: gluten-free and allergy-aware gift baskets
-Posted: 8/17/2010
A fellow ChronicBabe sent us a tip today about I Can Have That, which is a pretty sweet looking business selling gluten-free and allergy-aware gift baskets. Delish! Did we mention we LOVE tips from readers?
Our Mission:
The mission of ChronicBabe is to help young women with chronic illness be their best...to be Babes! We believe that empowerment can be the strongest medicine - that women who feel in control of their lives, despite their health issues, can achieve anything they put their minds to. Our mission doesn't stop with this web site; founder Jenni Prokopy uses many mediums to spread the ChronicBabe message, including public speaking, articles in consumer and trade magazines, radio and TV appearances, and more.
Join us in our mission to improve the lives of young women living with chronic illness. For more information on how you can help, contact us directly:
Jenni Prokopy, Founder and Editrix - ChronicBabe.com
3712 N. Broadway, #628
Chicago, IL 60613
773.368.3074; fax 773.442.0668
ideas@chronicbabe.com
Staff:
 | Jenni Prokopy - Founder and Editrix. |
 | Elena Rubin - Magical Audio Princess. |
 | Matt Mayes, Stop Time Studio Inc. - Web Design & Development. Matt makes everything work, and puts up with Jenni's quirks and questions. He's also an excellent musician - check out his band, Jazz Conspiracy. |
 | James Warden, Five Lake Arts - Photographer. Many of the photos on the site are taken by James, who spent an entire day at ChronicBabe HQ shooting hundreds of pics of Babes. |
 | Christy Bauhs, Bauhs Creative - Graphic Designer. We have Christy to thank for our logo, and she's designed some cute buttons for us, too. (Email Jenni to request some.) She's an old friend and a real Babe! |
 | Linda Cassady, Milkweed Studio - Graphic Designer. |
 | Sundee Koffarnus - Graphic Designer. With her clean lines and keen sensibility, Sundee has kept Jenni and her projects looking super-sweet from day one. Another old friend who's a big part of our success! |
 | Natalie Warden - Support Team. Jenni's best friend and constant supporter, Natalie brings a ton of creative energy to the ChronicBabe project and keeps the team laughing through even the most challenging times. Love this Babe! |
 | Lauren Grover - Technical Assistance. Lauren has chipped in on a few crucial occasions and helped keep us in a happy place. Her work gearing up for the re-launch of ChronicBabe in April 2007 was life-saving. Much love! |
 | Chris Benevich - Contributing Writer. She's got a sharp wit and a keen eye for detail, and that's why she's such a vital part of the ChronicBabe team. She's helped make the Help Desk into a true resource for Babes. |
 | Anne Ford - Contributing Writer. Anne's got a sassy sense of humor and it shines in her work on the Help Desk. You can find her excellent writing all over the web and in Chicago-area publications. |
| Steve McGuire - Contributing Writer. Steve's a noted medical writer and he's been invaluable in setting up the Help Desk and other ChronicBabe projects. He rocks! | |
| Emily Sandberg - Contributing Writer. One of the first folks to chip in on ChronicBabe projects, Emily continues to crack us up at her web-based toilet of grievances, urm, blog: Be a Human Being. Love it! |
