Share Your Story - Spoonie Spotlight

What is Spoonie Spotlight?

  Spoonie Spotlight is a project ran by @youngpeople_chronicillnesses on Instagram. Our goal is to help shed some light on the stories of people living with chronic, invisible, physical, mental, terminal illnesses and disabilities. These topics are largely misunderstood and we want to help educate others, offer support and give people the chance to find answers. We have posted over 200 stories so far and receive around 5 stories a day, we try to post 2 a day and edit a few a week. As you can imagine that's a lot for our editors to handle so we take our time! Sharing stories is so powerful because it let's people know that they are NOT alone. 

  Here's how you or anyone you know can share their story.
You're welcome to send your story whenever, this project is ongoing so there is no rush!
Email it  youngpeople.chronicillnesses@gmail.com.
Send us a photo of yourself or something medical related in your life.
Include your Instagram name but if you don't have one that's okay!
Unfortunately Instagram has a charecter limit of 2200 so please try to remain within the limit. If you have multiple illnesses you're welcome to write individual stories.
Here is a possible structure which is optional!
Who are you?
What happened?
Diagnosis process?
Treatment/care plan?
How are you now?

  We appreciate your willingness to be open and  help to inspire others! Please be patient and remember that the admins of YPCI are living with illness to so we take our time! Please share this project with anyone you know with any illness or disability!
Examples of stories
Kaylee's Chronic Lyme Disease story
Lily's chronic pain story

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