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August 2011

10 tips from 10 years sick: Toni Bernhard at Kevin, M.D. (8/29/2011)

Toni is a guest author at @kevinmd's blog today, and as always, we're thankful for all her tips on how to be sick.

Buddha Chick Training for Women with Health Challenges (8/29/2011)

Babes, the deadline draws near for you to sign up for Jan Lundy's training on how to live awesomely with health challenges using her Buddha Chick techniques. Check it out!

Leslie's List - unmasking the real price of pills (8/29/2011)

From Forbes.com: Chicagoans have got it good with this website: Leslie's List, started by a local internist, who researches the prices of prescriptions available at pharmacies around the city. She's expanding to other cities, albeit slowly. Wonder when this system might expand more broadly? 

Via @chrisguillebeau: (8/29/2011)

Things they have no right to tell you. We're kind of in love with this here at ChronicBabe HQ this morning. Add to his list, babes!

Wordless Wednesday at Patients for a Moment (8/24/2011)

Rachel gathered a mess o' bloggers to show us in pictures, not words, what it's like to live with chronic illness. What a nice twist on the whole Patients for a Moment (PFAM) blog carnival! 

Was she too invisible for accessible seating? (8/24/2011)

At the Invisible Illness Awareness Week site, Katina Stapleton writes about having to give up her seat on the bus—even though she needed it just as much as anyone else with a disability. Editrix Jenni has been there; have you? Join the conversation at the II Week site if you have.

The Bloggess reminds us that (8/22/2011)

Easier isn't always better. This is a must-read post for all ChronicBabes, and all those who love them. Thanks to Editrix Jenni's BFF Natalie for passing along the link.

Feeling blue? Tired? Watch this: (8/19/2011)

A 1-minute video, on recommendation by our pal @loosetooth, guaranteed to make you saw awwwwwwwww. You're welcome. XO

Last chance: submit your blog post and be part of our carnival! (8/19/2011)

What news, treatment advances, new medications, etc. are you excited about or keeping tabs on? We want to hear about the coolest things you want to try, or the latest research that has you giddy or hopeful. Submit your post by TONIGHT, Friday, August 19, 2011 at 10pm CSTSend it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com. And please: spread the word!

Deadline tomorrow: Be part of our next blog carnival on "what's hot!" (8/18/2011)

What news, treatment advances, new medications, etc. are you excited about or keeping tabs on? We want to hear about the coolest things you want to try, or the latest research that has you giddy or hopeful. Submit your post by Friday, August 19, 2011 at 10pm CSTSend it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com. And please: spread the word!

Did you catch our Goodie Bag newsletter yesterday? (8/17/2011)

View it in your web browser now. Even better: Subscribe, and get a free ebook on how to live awesomely in spite of illness. And never miss an issue again!

Don't miss our LIVE chat tomorrow night (8/17/2011)

It's a free-for-all tomorrow night at the Forum. Meet up to chat about life with chronic illness at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 10pm AT on August 18 - or if you're in Sydney/Melbourne, 11am on Friday August 19.

Researcher gets death threats for exploring possible mental causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (8/11/2011)

The Economist writes that researchers at King's College in London are exploring possible psychosomatic causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and receiving death threats for their troubles. This is baloney; even if we don't love the potential cause, a cause is a cause, and means treatment possibilities! Read on for all the details.

LIVE chat tonight at the forum. Join us! (8/11/2011)

Join us for a formal chat TONIGHT as we return to the topic of religion/spirituality when coping with chronic illness. All beliefs are welcome: 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 10pm AT, and 11am on Friday, August 12 in Sydney/Melbourne!

Patients for a Moment finds its happy place (8/10/2011)

FibroDAZE has gathered up a ton of tasty blog posts all about finding your happy place in spite of chronic illness, an endeavor we can totally get behind. Read on...

If you have an iPhone and a chronic illness... (8/10/2011)

the folks at Massive Health need you to sign up as a Beta User

Be a Patient for a Moment (8/1/2011)

FibroDAZE is hosting the next PFAM blog carnival, about finding your happy place. You know you wanna go...

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