Chronic Bits 

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!

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.

We're thrilled to discover this group, which is offering a new free ebook: Patient Advocacy: How to be an Empowered, Engaged, Equipped and Enabled Patient. 

Glass of Win hosts this week's Patients for a Moment, a blog carnival for patients to write on specific topics. This edition is all about advice for health care providers. Read on...

The creators of Zenfully Delicious are going to show you how.

We like!

Dr. Kevin, MD introduces us to ZDoggMD, who performs Pull & Pray. You're gonna laugh your ass off, Babes.

WEGO Health is holding a contest: Make a vlog about why you're a health activist, and you could win an iPod Touch of a FlipCam. Fun!

Reuters reports on a study of average salaries for primary care physicians (theirs are lowest) and specialists like surgeons (who are the highest).

There's a joke here somewhere, but we'll stick with the facts: The American Heart Association has revised its CPR guidelines, saying mouth-to-mouth is no longer recommended in most cases. USA Today has a good overview of the changes.

...so if you want to follow the online conversation, check out Editrix Jenni's Twitter stream. There are lots of great ideas flying around, and you can join in the discussion even if you're not in Las Vegas with her and her blogging pals!

The popular social gathering site Patients Like Me was a victim of "scraping" by Nielsen Co. Scraping is when companies pull data from users on a site; in this case, that included personal information from members of the site. The Wall Street Journal has the whole story; what are your thoughts? We're chatting about it over at the ChronicBabe Forum.

Selena has posted the "Facing Your Fears" edition of PFAM at Oh My Aches and Pains! and it's a solid collection of pieces from fab bloggers. We're thrilled to be included and in such good company!

Who's feeling yours? Feel your boobies. Remind a friend. Check out all the ways you can help women fight breast cancer (and look cute in a Feel Your Boobies t-shirt, too!).

We admit it: Editrix Jenni is a fan of the Real Housewives series on Bravo. So when she heard Michaele Salahi (the White House gatecrasher!) had announced she has MS, she knew the chronic illness community would speak up. Sure enough, Lisa Copen of Rest Ministries has a fab article at Huffington Post about Michaele and her MS admission—and its ramifications.

Our pals at e-Patients are hosting this week's Grand Rounds, with a focus on participatory medicine. A fascinating topic with lots of lovely writing!

Our pal Kerri's husband Chris wrote Buried, and it's getting rave reviews. The diabetes community is already behind it; how about everybody else getting on board? Here, Kerri interviews Chris about the film's success.

Yea, we do too. That's why we love this design idea from Jihye Lee. (Thanks for the tip, Medgadget!)

...here's her SCHED. Well, probably. There will likely be naptimes in there. But that's your best bet to find her and make friends, which would be swell!

If you're planning to attend #BWE10 , come join the conversation with Jenni (@ChronicBabe on Twitter), @LisaEmrich, Amy from @DiabetesMine and moderator @TrishaTorrey as they chat about Patient Blogging and Disease Awareness. In fact, lots of our favorite health bloggers are speaking as part of the health track! How's that possible? The good people at Johnson & Johnson, MedPageToday, Alliance Health Networks and wegohealth, who are all sponsoring the event. Thanks, y'all!

In The Face of Pain has produced a new book, Resource Guide for People in Pain, which you can purchase multiple copies or download a copy for free.

We got the info on National Disability Employment Awareness Month from Jennifer Jaff of Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc. If you're living with disability and having employment issues, check out her site—and fight for your rights!

The MPD Foundation funds research for patients with rare blood disorders. They're on Twitter, Facebook and they just launched a new blog! Join the conversation, and tell your friends!

The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media will launch a website in late October with the goal of promoting health, improving health care and fighting disease. What will it look like exactly? Who knows. Here's what we DO know so far.

Elizabeth Cohen tells the story of her mom and (and actor Evan Handler of Sex and the City fame), both of whom stood up to doctors and got the care they needed.