Why a Tweet Site?

Did you know nearly 1 in 2 people live with a chronic illness? If it’s not YOU, it’s someone you care about!

There are about 6 million registered Twitter users and it is expected that this will double to 18 million users by 2010.

We are a nonprofit with a deep cause we believe in–

(1) The awareness of the fact that most illness is invisible so that those with illness and those without, both understand that how one appears rarely expresses the amount of pain he or she is in.

(2) Those with illness can find encouragement. We want to spread the word about our 5-day virtual conference Sept 14-18, 2009.

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. are all great ways that you can help us in our efforts of spreading the word. Thank you for your passion!

Lisa

April 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm Leave a comment

Invite People to Submit Their Posts to be a Guest Blogger

#iiwk09 Fact #1 Nearly 1 in 2 Americans (133 million) has a chronic condition. Not U? It’s someone U luv! http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #2 About 96% of illnesses are invisible. No visible signs and no assistive device used. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #3 The significance of one’s faith has shown to help one handle a stressful medical event better http://ow.ly/6Otw

iiwk09 Fact #4 Sadly, the divorce rate among the chronically ill is over 75 percent http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #5 Plp with illness are young! 60% are between the ages of 18 and 64 http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #6 By 2020, about 157 million Americans will be afflicted by chronic illnesses. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #7 90% of seniors have at least one chronic disease and 77% have two or more chronic diseases. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #8 Depression is 15-20% higher for the chronically ill than for the average person. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #9 Sadly, physical illness or uncontrollable physical pain are major factors in up to 70% of suicides. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #10 About one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. http://ow.ly/6Otw

#iiwk09 Fact #11 Invisible illness includes #autism, #bulimia, #migraine pain, #arthritis, #bi-polar disorder #depression. http://ow.ly/6Otw

more coming soon!

May 14, 2009 at 9:45 am Leave a comment

Invisible Illness Week Twitters

RSS II Week Blog

  • Reflections on Invisible Illness Awareness Week September 17, 2011
    Invisible Illness Awareness Week is nearly over. I am sitting at the computer reading through some of the many the blogs, articles, comments and more that people have been posting on their experiences facing a world who does not understand their pain. Wow. Truly. . . wow. You have been refreshingly honest, yet hopeful. You [...]
  • What Does Invisible Illness Look Like? September 16, 2011
    Susannah Hunt This year’s slogan for National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is “DEEP BREATH START FRESH.” That’s kind of what you do when you have asthma. You hope every breath will be a fresh and a better one. And those of you who know me, know I suffer from a severe form of difficult-to-control [...]
  • Featured Workshops Today: Helpful Tools September 16, 2011
    Looking for some basic tools you can use to start making life easier today? Marcia Ramsland, entertaining media guest expert, speaker, and professional organizer, is well known as “The Organizing Pro” for her practical tips and clever solutions in homes and offices. She shows us how to “Simplify Your Home and Housework.” And then find [...]
  • How to Get Some Sleep When the Pain Won’t Go Away! September 15, 2011
    Shari Smith Since my original injury in September 2009, I’ve had ridiculous issues with sleep, or should I say the lack thereof. I’ve tried multiple prescription sleep medications to no avail. Even strong pain medications make me feel absolutely horrible overall but don’t always break through the pain cycle enough to help me to sleep. [...]
  • Featured Workshops Today: Relationships, Dating and Marriage When Chronically Ill September 15, 2011
    Everyone knows that living with a chronic illness is difficult enough. But when you are married it also has a great deal of impact on one the most important people in your life–your spouse. Regardless of how much communication you may have, a chronic illness can easily add additional stress. We would like to present [...]

 

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