October is Sensory Awareness Month

October is National Sensory Awareness Month with the theme “Come to Your Senses.”
This is the fifth year that SIFocus.com will lead and sponsor this national campaign to raise awareness regarding sensory integration/sensory processing disorders. I am posting this because I am VERY familiar with SID or SPD as a mom of a child with sensory [...]

Who is Talking About What for Invisible Illness Week Conference?

We hope you will join us during some of the seminars for
National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week starting tomorrow (Monday, Sept 14)
All times are pacific time, USA
Listen here http://www.invisibleillnessconference.com
Find out all information , speakers and more at http://www.invisibleillnessweek.com
Feel free to pass this along! (In fact, we’d LOVE you to do so!)
SEPT 14
MONDAY – 9 [...]

Christian Illness Ministry Sponsors 5-Day Virtual Conference Online

SBWIRE – SEPT 14, 2009 / Nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA live with a chronic illness and about 96% of these illnesses are invisible.* Rest Ministries, Inc., the largest Christian organization that serves the chronically ill, and an affiliate of Joni Eareckson Tada’s International Disability Ministry, is encouraging those with illness, friends, [...]

Today’s Hope Notes is Up with Loads of News and Encouragement

Our September 2nd edition of HopeNotes is now available to read! Lots of news about Invisible Illness Week stuff, our new web site, and an amazing video we hope you will watch!

Interview with “Christian Work at Home Mom” Founder, Jill Hart

There are certain people on the internet that I can really relate to because we are the gals who have a Christian ministry online, who work out of our home (often “work” means we “work” but we don’t get paid), and we juggle all sorts of things in order to try to help our ministry [...]

HopeNotes is Up to Read

Our August 26th edition of HopeNotes is now available to read! Lots of news about Invisible Illness Week stuff, our new web site, Facebook groups, and don’t miss the supplemental posts that our editor makes throughout the week at her blog under “Hope Notes News.”

Joni and Friends Celebrates Anniversary

When I was young I read the book Joni and saw the movie. That this young woman’s life could be turned around in a second, all from a simple dive, was scary to hear. But to see her faith, regardless of her circumstances, was amazing and inspiring.
Years later, at the age of 24 I was [...]

6 Reasons I Support Invisible Illness Week

Surprisingly, nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA have a chronic condition and most of them are invisible.
There are too many people suffering silently, believing no one cares. I want them to know I do care.
I will likely accidentally say the wrong thing at some point, but I still want to learn how to [...]

Should I Treat Pain with Heat or Ice?

Image by Alana Elliott via Flickr

I recently asked my doctor when I should use ice versus heat, as sometimes I craved the heating pad and sometimes a bag of ice.
Turns out, what I was craving to ease the pain was naturally the right pain reliever. You should use ice to relieve swelling. When something is [...]

Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases

Image via Wikipedia

None of us are mice and this research still has a long way to go, but recently studies found that a compound that is derived from hydrangea root, an herb typically utilized in traditional Chinese medicine, actually halted the progression of an autoimmune disorder in laboratory mice and human cells.
An article at HealthScout [...]