National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is September 10-16, 2012 and this week, Monday through Friday, the campaign features a virtual conference with nearly 20 speakers.

Listeners can log on here to listen to presentations by experts who work with...

Roughly half of the U.S. population lives with at least one chronic condition, such as diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, chronic back pain, migraines, and others. So one would assume that most people know basic etiquette skills when it comes to what to say to one who is chronically...

Sandy was diagnosed with lupus last week and she is reeling from the emotional roller coaster, embarrassed about the swelling and butterfly rash on her face, and scared about the future. She just wants to crawl back into bed but she goes to the mailbox to face the reality of...

Patient bloggers are joining together to bring awareness to invisible illness issues, ranging from handicapped parking confrontations to why they hate hearing "You look so good!"

Who would guess that nearly half of the U.S. population lives with a chronic illness? According to a study by the Robert Wood Johnson...

"You look so good! You can't be as bad as you say. You look perfectly healthy." "You think you have fatigue? Try working full time plus having four children! Then you'll know what chronic fatigue is." "I think you're spending too much time thinking about how you feel. You need...

Nearly one in two people live with an illness, and most chronic illnesses are invisible. Conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome to diabetes rarely have visual side effects that people can see. It creates a challenge for those who live with invisible daily chronic pain, symptoms, and side effects.

For...

With nearly one in two Americans having a chronic illness, illness in the family is not unusual. But what if you are the mom or dad responsible for getting your children to school and you are in severe pain?

Though we hear frequently, a daily routine for kids can...

The headlines read "Oliver Stone Hails Michael Douglas' Brave Cancer Fight" and "Brave Brett Michaels wins Celebrity Apprentice." Even as Belgian action movie actor Jean-Claude Van Damme recovers this week from his recent heart attack, I'm sure his friends are saying he is being brave about even the admission of...

If "Real Housewife" Michaele Salahi had an official brand name, it could be called Controversy and her recent announcement of multiple sclerosis has added in new debate. Is she faking it or isn't she? Most people first heard of Salahi when she and her husband allegedly crashed a White House...