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Just yesterday, following another unpleasant journey on public transport, I said to my fiance that we should create a pin. A functional pin that also creates awareness. And today, we did just that!
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After many requests, I’ve created a functional pin badge with the words “Not All Chronic Illnesses Are Visible” in my usual blue and white. The aim is to make the invisible visible by challenging unhelpful assumptions and raising awareness with a subtle pin. This badge can help those around you understand your situation, whether on public transport, at work or with friends and family.
Whilst I appreciate that there are people who wouldn’t want to publicly declare their health conditions, don’t feel the need to express them or otherwise wouldn’t find this pin helpful in their day to day lives, I’ve heard the huge response from many who say they would and have responded. I hope you like it!
We went with the phrase most commonly requested for now, in two colour variations, and will look to expand the text options in future.
You can grab one for £3.50 here
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Written by Rachel, The Invisible Hypothyroidism
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Rachel Hill is the highly ranked and award-winning thyroid patient advocate, writer, blogger, speaker and author behind The Invisible Hypothyroidism. She has two books: ‘Be Your Own Thyroid Advocate‘ and ‘You, Me and Hypothyroidism‘. Her thyroid advocacy work includes writing, speaking on podcasts and co-creating Thoughtful Thyroid courses. Rachel has worked with The National Academy of Hypothyroidism, BBC, The Mighty, Yahoo, MSN, ThyroidChange and more. She is well-recognised as a useful contributor to the thyroid community and has received eight 2019 WEGO Health Award Nominations.
Love this idea. Lovely to have met you the other night xx
Lovely to meet you too! Hope you’re back on the road to recovery soon x
Fab design in both colours, I love the idea of a pin 🙂