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Articles » June, 2008
It's our 3rd birthday...but you get the gifts!
That's right: ChronicBabe.com is three years old this summer, and we're celebrating—but you're getting the presents! To kick off the summer's festivities, we're hosting an essay contest for all our fabulous Babes. Winners will get a free ChronicBabe t-shirt, stickers, buttons and more. Every reader who submits an entry by July 9 gets a little something free, so read on for contest details...
Posted: 6/23/2008 in Announcements
I had a brush with my old friend hypochondria recently. But Mark Levine's recent New York magazine article "Listening to Hypochondria" left me feeling secure that I'm not a hypochondriac, and hopeful for folks who really are. Allow me to explain:
Posted: 6/19/2008 in Coping | Also posted in: Ask the Babe
Chronic illness can be sexy...part two: Rosalind responds
My recent piece on how I think chronic illness can be sexy has drawn some interesting comments...including one from Rosalind Joffe, who inspired me to write the piece in the first place. Here's her response.
Posted: 6/16/2008 in Chronically Sexy
Chronic illness can be sexy...it's all about your attitude, Babes
One of my favorite enewsletters comes from Rosalind Joffe, whose site Working with Chronic Illness has a ton of great resources. Today she posted a new article that touched a nerve. In "Chronic Illness Isn't Sexy," she talks about the banality of managing chronic illness and how difficult it is to help people understand what your life as a ChronicBabe is like...or to even draw their attention to the seriousness of it, especially if it's an "invisible illness."
But I think chronic illness CAN be "sexy." In my public relations work, we look for what's sexy in a topic—what's the nugget that sells the story, the tease that draws people in for a deeper look. Here are a few examples from my life, and from some of yours.
Posted: 6/5/2008 in Chronically Sexy | Also posted in: Coping
