Invisible Illness Week Schedule

[Guest guest]

From: Invisible Illness Week

Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:45 AM

Dear Friends, We are excited to kick off--this coming

Monday-- National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week!

We have a great schedule of guest set up for chats

3 times a day. Authors, a counselor (she's the author

of " How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong " ),

a professional tennis player, a chronic illness

" coach, " and a married couple who will discuss their

first year of marriage (and illness!)

You can read these guests' complete bios at the link

below and we encourage you to visit their web sites

and support their services, as they have volunteered

their time for our event.

http://www.restministries.org/invisibleillness/conferenceguests.htm

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The chats will ALL TAKE PLACE HERE:

http://www.restministries.org/invisibleillness/conferencechat.htm

(Please note: this is NOT the regular Rest Ministries'

chat room!)

Each guest will have a presentation and then take questions from you.

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Last year many people made long-term friendships with

those they met in our chat room! So be sure to drop by.

No password is needed; simply enter your name and press " enter. "

You can enter at any time during the hour, however, please

be respectful and see where the conversation " is " before

jumping in and interrupting our guest's presentation.

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We still have NICIAW merchandise available so if you'd like

a t-shirt, button, etc. visit our store here:

http://www.restministries.org/comfortzone/cat15_1.htm

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CHAT SCHEDULE

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MONDAY

* Kick off

Guest: Copen, founder of Rest Ministries, author

Time: 9-10 Pacific, 12-1 Eastern

* None of My Christian Friends Get it!

Living with Invisible Illness

and Our Faith

Guest: Claudette Palatsky, author

Time: 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern

* How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong

Guest: Vernick, author and counselor

Time: 5-6 Pacific, 8-9 Eastern

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TUESDAY

* How to Lead a Successful Support Group

Guest: Copen, founder of Rest Ministries, author

Time: 9-10 Pacific, 12-1 Eastern

* Compassionate Care for the Sick and Hurting

Guest: Aubrey Beauchamp, director of

Christian Hospital Fellowship

Time: 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern

* But You LOOK Good!

Guest: Sherri Connell, author, founder of

Invisible Disabilities Advocate

Time: 5-6 Pacific, 8-9 Eastern

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WEDNESDAY

* To Be Announced

Time: 9-10 Pacific, 12-1 Eastern

* Thriving with Chronic Illness in the Workforce

Guest: lind Joffe, chronic illness " coach "

Time: 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern

* When God Says, " No! "

Guest: Kay Mc, former tennis pro, speaker,

Time: 5-6 Pacific, 8-9 Eastern

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THURSDAY

* Marriage and Chronic Illness: Our First Year

Guests: and Goldbergh, counselors

Time: 9-10 Pacific, 12-1 Eastern

* 24 Reasons to Live:

Finding Motivation in Chronic Illness

Guest: Spero, author, RN

Time: 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern

* Caregiving: Surviving the Day to Day

Guest: Martha Sparks, author

Time: 5-6 Pacific, 8-9 Eastern

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FRIDAY

* To Be Announced

Time: 9-10 Pacific, 12-1 Eastern

* How I Explain Chronic Illness To My Loved Ones

Guest: Beryl Baker, author

Time: 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern

* Closing Chat

Guest: Copen, founder of Rest Ministries, author

Time: 5-6 Pacific, 8-9 Eastern

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NATIONAL INVISIBLE CHRONIC ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK

http://www.invisibleillness.com

We hope you will join us!