Chronic Illness Awareness Week!!!!

I am so excited as we approach September 8th, which is National Chronic Illness Awareness Week!  For those of you that are not familiar with this yearly event, it is a time for all those afflicted with or interested in chronic illness to unite on these often misunderstood conditions.  The weekis  consists of 4 consecutive days featuring speakers with all backgrounds, including patients themselves, health bloggers, doctors, support group leaders, chronic illness counselors, and more!  Speakers present online seminars on various topics surrounding chronic illness, ranging from disease management to patient rights and more!  I was fortunate to be a featured speaker back in 2006, when i spoke about becoming an empowered patient.  This year, those attending the online seminars will also be able to participate via the phone, thanks to advanced technology!!!  The good news about these seminars is that they are FREE and you don’t have to travel to them since they’re on line…. so if you ever wanted to attend a conference but didn’t have the money or ability to travel, here’s your chance!!!

I strongly encourage all those with chronic illness and invisible disabilities as well as those interested in chronic illness care to join in on some of the seminars.   I just checked out the schedule of speakers and topics planned and I am excited to learn about the depth of information going to be covered (I think perhaps some of the best topics yet for chronic illness awareness week!)

The week is sponsored by RestMinistries.org.  For more information and to register for the seminars,

visit the conference site at:  http://www.restministries.org/invisibleillness/conference.htm#schedule

Hope to “see” some of you there

In health and beyond.

Nancy