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2017 Invisible Disabilities Week Was A Huge Success

November 5, 2017 By Sherri

This year’s 2017 Invisible Disabilities Week was a huge success! The week was founded and declared by the Invisible Disabilities Association in 2014, by my hubby Wayne Connell.

Making a Difference for Others Living with Debilitating Conditions

2017 Invisible Disabilities Week Team: Sherri, Cassandra, Suzanne and Katie

Since I live with debilitating illness every day, I decided to volunteer for this week. I create all the activities for the week, with the MEME’s for people to share and participate (I was an art major before I switched to theater).

This year, I also created three Facebook Frames which were extremely popular. Over 6,500 people used the frames on their Facebook Profile Photos and many of them posted these photos on their other social media platforms! It was GREAT to see people so excited to be a part of the week!

I am so thankful to have had a wonderful IDW Team helping me get the word out and interact with the attendees this year! There is no way I could have done this alone. Thank you, Suzanne, Katie and Cassandra!


Invisible Disabilities Week Gets Worldwide Coverage

People from all over the world were sharing their stories, awareness endeavors, fur babies, service dogs, favorite people, places and more on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

There were several posts on the Invisible Disabilities Association’s Facebook Page that had hundreds of comments and on Instagram and Twitter, colleges, groups and businesses were participating in the week!

IDA’s Wayne Connell Brings Awareness to Invisible Disabilities

Wayne Connell, IDA founder and president had two television interviews during Invisible Disabilities Week, where he was able to share about millions living with illness, pain, injury and disability. It was an amazing opportunity to reach the hearts of the audience and bring awareness to friends, family, doctors, neighbors and society at large.

You can see the television interview on KUSA-TV 9, Colorado and Company with Denise Plante:

A second television interview was featured on FOX31 Denver KDVR-TV, Colorado’s Own Channel 2 KWGN-TV, Daybreak with Natalie Tysdal:

Wayne also was a guest speaker for two corporations, bringing education and awareness to their employees. Wayne’s invisible disabilities presentations at Accenture and TIAA were very well received and Wayne was honored and grateful for the invitation and opportunity!

Invisible Disabilities Week Concludes with “Laugh Out Loud” IDA Awards Gala

The 2017 IDA Awards Gala,”Laugh Out Loud” in Denver on October 21st was a spectacular evening!

We thoroughly enjoyed our hilarious Comedian, Sam Adams as our Headliner and the sensational, Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, Neurohumorist and Hall of Fame Speaker as our Master of Ceremonies.

It was truly an evening full of inspiring stories, touching presentations and lighthearted fun, bringing awareness to millions of people living with invisible disabilities. We had the privilege of honoring several incredible individuals and organizations who are making a difference in the world for people living with disabilities. Doctors, nurses, friends and family were walking away saying, “Wow! I didn’t get it until tonight!”

As you may have noticed, we had a 70’s theme for those who dared to get groovy! … And they did! Attendees had a blast dressing in bell-bottoms, mini-skirts and disco shirts! The laughter and fun was contagious, as people mingled, danced and met new friends!

We would like to say thank you to all of our amazing sponsors and attendees who joined us for this wonderful night! We are grateful for your love and compassion for people living with invisible disabilities. And thank you to all of our special guests, chairpersons, gala committee and volunteers for working hard to make this an incredible night, none will soon forget!

All in all, it was a fantastic week of awareness, education, sharing and friendships! See you all next year! www.InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek.org

Filed Under: Awareness, In the Media, Making a Difference, Reaching Out to Others Tagged With: awards, awareness, carolyn strauss, channel 2, channel 9, chronic illness and pain, colorado and company, daybreak, denise plante, education, friends and family, gala, humor, IDA awards gala, invisible disabilities, invisible disabilities association, invisible disabilities week, karyn buxman, natalie tysdal, relationships, sam adams, television, video

Happy Place? I Found Mine! Where’s Yours?

September 19, 2017 By Sherri

Here’s My Happy Place!

My happy place is an outdoor pool! I feel free and relaxed when I am in the water! I can even get some exercise in the water, whereas it is virtually impossible for me on land. Pools are fairly available, compared to let’s say trying to travel somewhere to get to a beach. But I feel like I am at a resort when I am at an outdoor pool! And that makes them awesome!

Here Are Some More of Mine:

Outside with my animals (but not heat).
Spending time with friends and family
Disneyland or Disney World (someday again I hope)
At a wildlife preserve or conscientious zoo (rare)
Beach (only been a few times)
Going out to eat
Watching movies
Playing cards
Playing games
Watching fun videos online
Playing Scrabble online
Playing Solitaire online

So, Where is YOUR Happy Place?

Don’t have one? Keep searching, because we all need not just one, but many! We need ones that are rare, as well as ones that are very accessible. It could be anything from the beach to a restaurant to sitting on your couch watching a movie. List as many as you can think of and use them as refuge from the stress of this life!

Remember! We have to be intentional every day about finding joy and laughter, amidst the battles! We can’t just wait for them to fall onto our laps! It’s imperative!

Filed Under: Counting My Blessings, Humor and Fun, Living My Life Tagged With: animals, chronic illness and pain, counting my blessings, dinner, friends and family, games, goats, humor, invisible disabilities, just for fun, movies, personal story, pets, pool, relationships, sunshine, swimming, therapy animal, video, water therapy

Sherri’s Website Gets New Look

January 17, 2015 By Sherri

New Look Sherri's Website www.SherriConnell

Wayne gave Sherri’s website a new look! Check it out, share and subscribe to her blogs!

Sherri Connell’s Blogs and Sites
www.SherriConnell.com
www.Twitter.com/Lifetime27Years
www.YouTube.com/ButILookGood
https://plus.Google.com/+SherriConnell
www.Pinterest.com/ButILookGood

The Adventures of Pumpkin and Cookie
www.PumpkinAndCookie.com
www.Facebook.com/PumpkinAndCookie
www.Twitter.com/PumpkinNCookie
https://plus.Google.com/+PumpkinAndCookie
www.YouTube.com/PumpkinAndCookie

Filed Under: Thoughts for the Day Tagged With: awareness, chronic illness and pain, counting my blessings, environmental illness, friends and family, humor, invisible disabilities, just for fun, lyme disease, multiple chemical sensitivities, multiple sclerosis, personal story, relationships, the adventures of pumpkin and cookie, traumatic brain injury, video

I Need a Caregiver

January 13, 2015 By Sherri

Laundry www.SherriConnellEveryone can related to keeping up with laundry and dishes, that’s for sure!

But I can’t even keep up with my daily survival stuff of doing my physical therapy, ordering and taking my vitamins and prescriptions, getting my meals, making and going to doctor appointments, filing and straightening out insurance claims and trying to wash my hair once in a while. There is not time left for anything else!

Dishes www.SherriConnellThis year our washer, dryer AND refrigerator all broke at the same time. They had been repaired before, but this time they were gonners. What a bummer as far as expenses to, but one thing I am loving is the extra space in the washer! At least I can get more clothes washed at once! Yay!!

But that doesn’t help me out with dishes. Sure, I have a dishwasher, but I have to wash the dishes before I put them in there. A lot of good that does!

Filed Under: Thoughts for the Day Tagged With: bitstrips, caregiver, chronic illness and pain, housekeeping, humor, just for fun

Putting on My Super Sherri Cape

August 25, 2014 By Sherri

Not Going Down Without a Fight www.SherriConnell

Wow! So many losses and challenges! Better put on my Super Sherri Cape!

We lost our JellyBean Girl on June 14th. On August 1st, Wayne’s mom, Karen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and isn’t going to make it.

My mom has been battling lung cancer since 2011, my sister battled cancer and my brother passed away in 2011.

UPDATE: October 2014. My very close friend, Matt, passed away. My mother in law passed away. My goat Kit Kat passed away. Unreal!

Filed Under: Fighting for My Life Tagged With: chronic illness and pain, courage, humor, invisible disabilities, perseverance, personal story, trials

I’m Quitting This Job of Living with Illness and Getting a New One!

April 1, 2014 By Sherri

I Quit This Job of Living with Illness and Pain. SherriConnell.comI have made a big decision today. I am quitting my 24 x 7 job of fighting for my life, which COSTS me money and getting a new job that’s just 40 hours a week that PAYS me money!

I am giving up spending all day every day doing therapies, doctor appointments, spending time in waiting rooms, time getting testing, filing insurance claims, paying doctor bills and preparing special diet foods for a job that pays $85,000 a year!

By next year, we should be able to pay off my bills, move to a new home and start going on some vacations! Wow! Why didn’t I do this many years ago?

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April FOOLS! Don’t I wish I had that choice!!

Filed Under: Humor and Fun, Living My Life Tagged With: chronic illness and pain, environmental illness, humor, invisible disabilities, just for fun, lyme disease, multiple chemical sensitivities, personal story

Happy New Year from Pumpkin and Cookie

January 1, 2014 By Sherri

The Adventures of Pumpkin and Cookie www.PumpkinAndCookie.com

The Adventures of Pumpkin and Cookie www.PumpkinAndCookie.com

Happy New Year from Pumpkin and Cookie!

Visit us at: www.PumpkinAndCookie.com for hours of fun photos, videos and hilarious banter between Pumpkin and Cookie! For kidds AND adults!!

Filed Under: Thoughts for the Day Tagged With: animal therapy, animals, baby goats, counting my blessings, goats, holiday, humor, just for fun, new year, nigerian dwarf, photo, the adventures of pumpkin and cookie

Surprise! We’ve Been Expecting

May 28, 2013 By Sherri

We've Been ExpectingWell, Wayne and I have an announcement to make! We’ve been expecting! I know this may come to a huge shock to you. Surprise!

WATCH MORE VIDEOS ABOUT PUMPKIN AND COOKIE!

Cookie Loves Her Foot Rubs

My Senior Patient, Sweet JellyBean

Please Stay, Oreo Cookie Kidd

Pumpkin’s Pumpkin

Punkie’s a Cuckoo!

Surprise! We’ve Been Expecting!

Watching Daddy Fix Our House

What Kind of Goat is That?

Filed Under: Counting My Blessings, Humor and Fun, Living My Life, Safari Sherri's Animal World Tagged With: animal therapy, animals, counting my blessings, humor, personal story, pet, video

Snickers Strikes Again

May 12, 2013 By Sherri

Drive In DoggieSnickers is my 11 year old Shih Tzu. She never ceases to amaze me how she alerts me when my body goes into fight or flight, my blood pressure goes up, my sugar goes down or there is a dangerous smell in the house like rotten vegetables in the fridge (happened once) or mold in the bathroom.

See what else Snickers is up to. She hates the video camera, so it is hard for me to get video of her doing all her incredible things. She stops as soon as I turn it on. Now that I have video on my phone, I am hoping to catch those moments, as well as dozens of cute things she does!

Drive-In Dinner with the Doggie:

What Does Snickers Want?

MORE FUN VIDEOS OF THE AMAZING SNICKERS:

Beware of the Celery Monster

Guilty As Charged

Snickers the Mighty Alert Dog

Filed Under: Counting My Blessings, Living My Life, Safari Sherri's Animal World Tagged With: animals, chronic illness and pain, counting my blessings, family, humor, just for fun, personal story, pet, Snickers, video

Mom’s Gonna Kick Butt

May 12, 2013 By Sherri

Mom Kick ButtMy mom and I have been living with debilitating illness for many, many years. Two and a half years ago, she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. This is a short video of my mom expressing her incredible attitude and perseverance after an appointment with a new neurologist last week!

You are amazing, Mom!! Happy Mother’s Day! I love you!

 

Filed Under: Counting My Blessings, Humor and Fun, Living My Life Tagged With: awareness, chronic illness and pain, counting my blessings, friends and family, humor, invisible disabilities, just for fun, personal story, relationships, video

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I am a singer, dancer, actress, model. ... Oh wait! That was my life BEFORE Lyme Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury and Chemical Injury. Join me on my pursuit to find joy in the midst of loss and pain! The one thing I certainly still have in this life is my humor! I hope you enjoy my blog full of information about living with disabling illness, pain and loss, as well as counting my blessings and just being plain silly!

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PARENT MAGAZINE: Living w/ Invisible Disability
FORBES MAGAZINE: Break Down the Barriers
AUDIO: Living with Late-Chronic Lyme Disease
AUDIO: Marriage with Chronic Illness
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We Can All Make a Difference

Friendship Over Fragrances

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MCS Can Be Lonely

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Show Someone You Love Them

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Additional Favorite Websites

Calvary Chapel Aurora - Ed Taylor
Cleaner Indoor Air Campaign
Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA)
Invisible Disabilities Community
IDA on Facebook
IDA on YouTube
Where Is God Ministries

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