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  • 4 Issues You Will Encounter When Leading an Illness Support Group
    After weeks, or even months, of planning for your support group, the time for your first meeting has finally arrived. You have prepared a proposal to start up a support group which has been approved by an organization or church. You have gathered items for a welcome package and have topic or speakers ready to go.
  • 6 Ways The Chronically Ill Can Set Reasonable Annual Resolutions
    Did you recently make resolutions for the New Year?
  • 7 Secrets To Happiness When You Live With Illness
    As I type this my 4-year-old son is sitting beside me. He has a cold and a slight fever, but all he has said today since he woke up six hour ago is "I'm better now. I'm all better." How much can our attitude change how we cope with a chronic illness and even make us happy?
  • 8 Ways To Encourage A Chronically Ill Mom
    Mommy moments come in all forms of days at the beach, backyard BBQs, or kids reading groups at the library. These are all wonderful times to get to know other mothers and share in wearing out your kids, as well as gaining some understanding from other parents. But the number of women who live with chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia and diabetes continues to grow, the spontaneity of these fun activities is easily disrupted.
  • Adoption Albums You Can Scrapbook In Just Hours
    When you are waiting to adopt a child, especially your first, it can seem to take forever, regardless of how long or short the wait actually is. One way to pass the time is to start your adoption scrapbook album now. As you begin to record some of your thoughts at the time you'll see why it's so important to still take the time after your child arrives.
  • How To Be Romantic To Your Chronically Ill Wife
    If your wife has a chronic illness, chances are romance is the last thing on her mind. Too often illness creates physical pain, weight gain or loss, bloating and even feeling less than a woman if she's had to give up everything from her career to her lingerie.
  • How To Scrapbook Your Child's Adoption
    Scrapbooking an adoption story is a fun way to put your child's story down on paper for him or her to be able to look at photos and read in years to come. Too often, however, our best of intentions end up being a huge box of memorabilia in the closet, waiting until a chunk of time comes when we can do all the keepsakes justice by putting together the perfect album.

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