The ICI Experience:

So, I'm trying to get more personal in my writing. I like how my friend Aviva on SickMomma keeps an updated record on her doctor's appointments, etc. on her blog. But this post is even more personal; it's about a crying meltdown I had recently. From Fibro Viv, on Being Credible: If my own family does not support me, what am I to do? During my recent vacation, I was reminded of the lack of support for my current plight (cannot work, waiting for SS disability hearing) I get from some of my family members. I've accepted my father's view that I should just keep on keepin' on. I/we don't discuss the subject of my health at all, except in the most cursory of terms. But when I learned of another family member's (by marriage) feeling that it's not right for me (or anyone else, apparently) to be receiving assistance (which I do, from whoever will give it to me), or applying for public housing (which I'm currently in the process of - I've been li...

Before I get down and dirty getting ready for the conference on Wednesday, here's some excellent invisible chronic illness humor from the Home on the Strange website by Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz. (Click on the comic to make it bigger.) And check out the discussion of this comic in their forum . By Jove, I think they've hit a nerve here! OK, so the discussion isn't so light. Save it for later, when you want to get heavy. That's what I'm doing.