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Look at Two Real Life Examples of How To Help Others

Do you know someone who looks healthy yet does not fully participate in life activities? Perhaps he or she suffers from an unseen disability. You have the desire to help and support the chronically ill. You are compassionate, but you are always busy. So, how can you? For Christmas one year, a friend of our […]

What in the World Is an Observer?

I use the word Observer in a specific sense throughout this website. It means a compassionate person who meets the needs of invisibly disabled people. Needs varying from simple interactions to complicated endeavors. I also use the word Dweller to indicate the person who dwells in storms of chronic illness and invisible disabilities. Who are […]

Friend, Can You Offer Me a Little Help?

This week we talk to compassionate Observers about assisting their Dweller friends. Helping chronically ill people, especially those who are invisibly disabled, can be rewarding and satisfying. You want to help. But do you need ideas? Are there principles unique to helping Dwellers? Okay. Have I ever been helped? Let me count the ways. Throughout […]

Do You Want to Be Friends with Me?

Your invisibly disabled friends may be asking this question of you. But what does making friends with invisibly disabled people entail? First, it is remarkably like making friends with others. Second, it does have extra challenges. Before we proceed, let’s review two basic terms used on this website. Dwellers are people who live in storms […]

Invisible Disabilities–Can You Tell Me What They Are?

Defining invisible disabilities: Is that possible? Isn’t that term an oxymoron? Can’t you always tell who is disabled? Someone in a wheelchair or walking with a cane? Blind? Deaf? They’re the disabled ones, right? Can you really recognize a deaf or blind person? What about severe heart conditions? Arthritis? Disabilities don’t always show. A personal […]

I Can Help, But How?

How can you help chronically ill friends? News flash: Thoughtful storm observers already spend time helping their dweller friends. Often these caring observers want to assist even more; they just don’t know how. Helping the invisibly disabled can be as simple as a phone call letting them know they are remembered or as involved as […]

Same Kind of Different As Me book review

Note: This book does not deal specifically with chronic illnesses. But, it has such impact I had to share it with you. However, some parts definitely do apply to our journeys. A modern-day slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together. Such reads the tag-line for this book. Same Kind […]

How To Support Your Invisibly Disabled Friend

Out of sight, out of mind. Does that apply to your friend or family member? You know she has a physical problem that prevents her from socializing like she used to. You may even understand his problems. But, do you forget she’s around somewhere just because you don’t see her much? You don’t mean to, […]

Attention: Caregivers Really Do Need Your Help!

Helping caregivers of invisibly disabled people relieves their stress. What stress? They’re able-bodied; what problems do they have? Stresses on their time, abilities, emotions, and often their income. Do our caregivers need help? Why? Aren’t they doing just fine? You’re the one that hurts, not them. Observer, you understand your friend is invisibly disabled, but […]

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