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December 2011

Deadline in a few hours! Blog carnival on new year's resolutions (12/30/2011)

The next edition of our blog carnival goes LIVE on Monday, January 2, 2012 and it's all about new year's resolutions. What's your plan for the coming year? Is there something you've committed to doing, and do you have an accountability buddy? What's going to change? What's going to be freakin' awesome? Tell us! Not only do we want to know, but also...you'll help inspire others. You've got just a couple hours to submit your post by TONIGHT, December 30, 2011 at 10pm CST. Send it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com.

Deadline TODAY! Be part of our blog carnival on expectations for 2012 (12/30/2011)

The next edition of our blog carnival goes LIVE on Monday, January 2, 2012 and it's all about new year's resolutions. What's your plan for the coming year? Is there something you've committed to doing, and do you have an accountability buddy? What's going to change? What's going to be freakin' awesome? Tell us! Not only do we want to know, but also...you'll help inspire others. Submit your post by Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10pm CST. Send it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com.

LIVE chat at the Forum in an hour: 8pm CT (12/22/2011)

Join us in an hour, at 8pm CT (6pm PT, 7pm MT, 9pm ET, 11AM in Sydney/Melborne on Fri the 23rd), for a live chat with fellow ChronicBabes. Make sure to register for the Forum so you can participate. 

Join us for a LIVE chat TONIGHT at 8pm CST (12/22/2011)

Join us TONIGHT, December 22 at 8pm CT (6pm PT, 7pm MT, 9pm ET, 11AM in Sydney/Melborne on Fri the 23rd) for a live chat with fellow ChronicBabes. Make sure to register for the Forum so you can participate. 

Want to chat? LIVE at the forum this thursday! (12/20/2011)

Join us this Thursday, December 22 at 8pm CT (6pm PT, 7pm MT, 9pm ET, 11AM in Sydney/Melborne on Fri the 23rd) for a live chat with fellow ChronicBabes. Make sure to register for the Forum so you can participate. And coming in January: a specialized chat for those living with anxiety!

Interstitial cystitis and chronic pain - an article by Editrix Jenni Prokopy (12/19/2011)

The last part of a six-article series by Editrix Jenni on chronic pain and women focuses on interstitial cystitis, and it's available today. Here's the entire series, which she created with Chicago's Swedish Covenant Hospital. 

Join our next blog carnival! (12/19/2011)

It will go live on Monday, January 2, 2012 and it will be all about new year's resolutions. (Learn how to submit your post.) What's your plan for the coming year? Is there something you've committed to doing, and do you have an accountability buddy? What's going to change? What's going to be freakin' awesome? Tell us! Not only do we want to know, but also...you'll help inspire others. Editrix Jenni will be sharing her new year's resolutions...will you?

Vulvodynia, women and chronic pain: An article by Editrix Jenni (12/12/2011)

Part 5 in Jenni's series on women and chronic pain, written for Chicago's Swedish Covenant Hospital Well Community online magazine, covers vulvodynia. Learn all about this chronic pain condition that affects millions of women. She's thrilled to be putting together this series of six articles on various conditions!

Editrix Jenni and ChronicBabe have been nominated for a WEGO Health Activist Award (12/12/2011)

We're so honored. Check out the nomination process here (there's still time to nominate other folks, too). You know, we couldn't do it without folks like Selena (who helps with the Blog Carnival); Rachel, Helen and all our awesome forum moderators; Matt, who makes the website work awesomely; Elizabeth, who makes Jenni look good; all our awesome pals and support team...and so many others. Thank you! XO

Today's the deadline for our blog carnival. What's your wish? (12/9/2011)

The next edition of our blog carnival will be posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 and it's about holiday wishes when you live with chronic illness. What are you asking Santa for? What do you wish for the people who care for you? What wishes have already been fulfilled this holiday season? Submit your post by TONIGHT, December 9, 2011 at 10pm CST. Send it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com.

Be part of our blog carnival! What's your wish? (12/7/2011)

The next edition of our blog carnival will be posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 and it's about holiday wishes when you live with chronic illness. What are you asking Santa for? What do you wish for the people who care for you? What wishes have already been fulfilled this holiday season? Submit your post by Friday, December 9, 2011 at 10pm CST. Send it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com.

As part of Editrix Jenni's six-part series on chronic pain: (12/7/2011)

Here's a story about TMJ dysfunction, perhaps one of the most difficult chronic pain conditions to describe and report on. She put this series of six stories together for Chicago's Swedish Covenant Hospital, and it was fascinating. Visit the site again on December 12 and 19 for the release of the final two parts. And tell your friends! 

LIVE chat at the Forum in an hour: 8pm GMT (2pm CT) (12/4/2011)

Join us for a year in review. Was 2011 nice...or naughty...to you? Did you find a new treatment, or did you receive a new or additional diagnosis? Is there exciting research news for your condition? Were their features on the main ChronicBabe site with which you found yourself nodding and agreeing? It's today, Dec. 4 at 8pm GMT (which is 12pm PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET).

It's International Day of People with Disability! (12/3/2011)

Check out the IDPwD website and participate in getting the word out about folks with disability!

LIVE chat at the Forum in an hour: 8pm CT (12/1/2011)

Join us for a year in review. Was 2011 nice...or naughty...to you? Did you find a new treatment, or did you receive a new or additional diagnosis? Is there exciting research news for your condition? Were their features on the main ChronicBabe site with which you found yourself nodding and agreeing? Pick whichever formal chat time that works best for you and come on over! Tonight at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET (which is Fri Dec 2 at 11am in Sydney and Melbourne) or join us on Sunday, Dec. 4: 8pm GMT (which is 12pm PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET).

Editrix Jenni on fibromyalgia, women and chronic pain (12/1/2011)

Hi again, it's me, Jenni. I wanted to remind you I wrote an article about fibromyalgia as part of a six-part series I created for Swedish Covenant Hospital. I hope you'll share it with friends and relatives who live with the condition—I learned a ton writing it, and I hope you do, too. XO 

Join us for a LIVE chat TONIGHT at 8pm CST (12/1/2011)

Join us for a year in review. Was 2011 nice...or naughty...to you? Did you find a new treatment, or did you receive a new or additional diagnosis? Is there exciting research news for your condition? Were their features on the main ChronicBabe site with which you found yourself nodding and agreeing? Pick whichever formal chat time that works best for you and come on over! Tonight at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET (which is Fri Dec 2 at 11am in Sydney and Melbourne) or Sunday, Dec. 4: 8pm GMT (which is 12pm PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET).

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