not really a joke.....

[Guest guest]

Okay so this isnt really a joke but i got this from another list and that it was

neat, and really speaks the truth, it is from a christian site that has support

groups for people with invisible illnesses.

You know you have a chronic illness when...

a.. You understand all the medical terminology discussed on the T.V. show Grey's

Anatomy.

b.. When you hear the term " Club Med " you automatically think of the hospital.

c.. You ask your child to open the " child-proof " bottles of medicine because

your hands are too sore.

d.. Your medical records have to be transported on a cart.

e.. To entertain people at parties you recite the side effects of medications as

if you are the voice over on a commercial.

f.. Your favorite Oprah program is when Dr. Oz is on.

g.. To get rid of boredom on road trips, your whole family can go through the

alphabet and name a drug that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

h.. When you're unable to sleep because of pain, you watch " The Jerry Springer

Show " and feel like you actually have a life.

i.. Your spelling has improved dramatically, especially on words like

" fibromyalgia " and " osteoporosis. "

a.. Or you've been " Around the World in Thirty Minutes " with CNN's Headline News

57 times in one sitting.

b.. You have a panic attack in public and say, " Praise God this is only the

fourth one today! "

c.. You're invited to the wedding of the gal who works at the hospital lab.

d.. You're child thinks watching you do injections of medication is " cool. "

e.. You have a flashback and don't know what happened and can honestly say, " I

don't know where I was or

what I was doing but I'll make something up if you'd like. "

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