November - Chronic Illness/Pain Observances

This month hosts a variety of health awareness observances!

These include the following observances regarding chronic conditions:

RSD/CRPS Awareness Month

Diabetes Awareness Month

COPD Awareness Month

GERD Awareness Week (22 - 28 Nov)

Here are a few activities you can take part in throughout the rest of this month:

We will be having discussions throughout this month in order to honour this. They will focus on chronic pain/illness, but we will also have specific ones regarding Diabetes and RSD/CRPS. (Are you a listener who would like to write discussions for more? Click here!).

November 15th (Sunday)

Discussion: Chronic Illness: Feelings (Emotional and Physical) led by @politeOcean93
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 2pm EST / 7pm GMT

November 16th (Monday)

Support Session*: Getting to Know You, and Getting to Know Your Pain and/or Illness in Your Body led by @Ace13
Location: Guided Discussion Room
Time: 7pm EST / 12am GMT

*Support sessions are held on a weekly basis - at the same time every week!

November 18th (Wednesday)

Discussion: Chronic Illness: Your Body led by @Kallie112358 and @wonderfulPumpkin71
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

November 19th (Thursday)

Discussion: Getting to Know Your Pain and/or Illness in Your Body led by @Kallie112358
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 2pm EST / 7pm GMT

Discussion: Chronic Illness: Coping led by @Kaylee
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 10pm EST / 3am GMT

Discussion: Knowing How your Illness/Pain Affects your Relationships led by @Alicattt
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 9pm EST / 2am GMT

November 20th (Friday)

Discussion: Diabetes led by @221Skye
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 5pm EST / 10pm GMT

Discussion: Knowing your Pain/Illness in Relation to your Life led by @Alicattt
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 9pm EST / 2am GMT

November 21st (Saturday)

Discussion: Chronic Illness: Coping led by @Alicattt
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

November 22nd (Sunday)

Discussion: Chronic Illness: Moving Forward led by @Alicattt
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

November 23rd (Monday)

Discussion: Getting to Know Your Pain and/or Illness in Your Body led by @mscoxie
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 3pm EST / 8pm GMT

Support Session*: Knowing How Your Illness/Pain Affects your Relationships led by @Ace13 and @pray4theheartless
Location: Guided Discussion Room
Time: 7pm EST / 12am GMT

November 25th (Wednesday)

Discussion: Knowing How your Chronic Pain/ Illness Affects your Emotions led by @mscoxie
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 3pm EST / 8pm GMT

November 26th (Thursday)

Discussion: Knowing your Pain/Illness in Relation to your Life led by @mscoxie
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

Discussion: Invisible Illnesses led by @Kallie112358
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

November 27th (Friday)

Discussion: Diabetes led by @wonderfulPumpkin71 and @vivelespatates
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 12pm EST / 5pm GMT

Discussion: The Challenges of Invisible Illness led by @mscoxie
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 2pm EST / 7pm GMT

Discussion: Knowing How your Illness/Pain Affects your Relationships led by @mscoxie
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 4pm EST / 9pm GMT

Discussion: CRPS Awareness led by @221Skye and @amazingrea
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 9pm EST / 2am EST

November 30th (Monday)

Discussion: The Challenges of Invisible Illness led by @Param and @RJordan
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 10:30am EST / 3:30pm GMT

Discussion: CRPS Awareness led by @Kallie112358
Location: Disability Support Room
Time: 2pm EST / 7pm GMT

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Note: Invisible illnesses are chronic illnesses and conditions that significantly impair normal activities of daily living and are not immediately apparent. For example, people with visual or auditory disabilities who do not wear glasses or hearing aids, or with discreet hearing aids, may not be obviously disabled. Other examples include people with lupus, fibromyalgia, Crohns disease or allergies.

Forum section: Chronic Pain and Illness Support
Information: Introduce yourself and share your story about living with chronic illness/pain with others!

Forum section: Disability Support
Information: Introduce yourself and share your story about living with disability with others!

Forum post for connecting with others: Introducing the Chronic Pain and Illness Forum
Information: Giving an introduction to a few things available in this forum section, which may be a great space for those with chronic pain and illness to share and connect with each other.

Forum post for sharing with others: A day in the life of...
Information: Let us know about your daily life with invisible illness!

Forum post for sharing with others: What is your invisible fight?
Information: Sharing what our personal experiences are with our invisible fights.

Forum post for supporting others: The power of I admire you
Information: Considering the value and importance of just being there for someone.

Forum post for supporting others: When your friends/family are chronically ill
Information: Looking at ways in which we can support those around us with invisible illnesses.

Forum post for supporting ourselves: Accepting an Invisible Illness
Information: Looking at the steps we can take in order to accept our illnesses.

Forum post for insight: Walking in my shoes
Information: A personal account of someone who suffers from an invisible illness.

Forum post for insight: Having an invisible illness as a young adult
Information: Taking a moment to consider the experiences of young adults with invisible illness.

Forum post as food for thought: A little help gives a lot of hope
Information: A reflection on the profoundness of this statement regarding invisible illness.

Forum post as food for thought: The Invisible Me
Information: A poem touching upon the experiences and feelings of someone with an invisible illness.


Recommended reading: "You don't look sick!: Living well with Invisible Chronic Illness"
Information: A book review.

Feed activity: Share and reach out to each other about chronic illness!
Hashtags to use: #crps #copd #gerd #diabetes #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #disability #health #HealthAwareness
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Daily Hashtags: #DailyDisabilityHelp
Information: Follow or contribute to this daily feed tag of help regarding disability

Daily Hashtags: #DailyChronicPainHelp
Information: Follow or contribute to this daily feed tag of help regarding chronic pain