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Well, it's here: The schedule for the National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week Teleconference , that is. It's a doosy, and I'm not just saying that. Many of the major players in the field of invisible chronic illness are included: Jenni Prokopy of chronic babe.com, Laurie Edwards of achronicdose.com, Jennifer Jaff of advocacyforpatients.org and others that I'm looking forward to hearing from and learning more about. (The links on the schedule aren't working right now... hopefully they will get that fixed soon.) Maureen Pratt , who I have quoted before on this blog ( Chronic Monday: A patchwork of items on chronic illness and the holidays ), and whose book " Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness " has been on my Amazon Wish List for way too long - time to buy it - will also be speaking and I'm really looking forward to that. Here's a sample of her work: Keep My Mind Focused on Good Health O Lord, I find it har...

Before you know it, it will time to start thinking about ICI Week for 2008. If you want to put it on your calendar now... it's September 8-14, 2008. How can you keep the momentum going? I'll send out periodic blog posts about ideas and plans... * Blog if you blog, write about it on you MySpace site, add it to your web page. Not sure what to write? Post one of our press releases and then just comment. Invisible illness is a topic that is timeless. * Read your local papers, columnists, articles and more. Be sure to take note of what reporters tend to write about illness/pain/personal stories and contact them about your story and NICIAW. They may wish to do a story on you any time of the year, or put your story on the calendar for next September. * If you see a great article on illness in your paper or a national magazine, be sure to write a letter to the editor. * Add a signature file to your email any time. We have 9 versions or make up your own to fit any time o...