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So which animal would you choose
Any reason you can give for choosing this animal?
People with Chronic Illnesses choose mascots or symbols to represent invisible symptoms, validate their lived experience, and foster community connection in a medical system that often overlooks or misunderstands their conditions.
These mascots serve several specific functions
⦿ Metaphor for Struggle: Creatures like the Hovering Hummingbird or Spoonie Shark capture the exhausting effort required to maintain basic… read more
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Members had fun choosing animal mascots to represent fibromyalgia, with sloths, lions, butterflies, and even a beloved rescue dog named Gracie... Read more
Besides a butterfly, I choose a duck. I feel like a lot of times I’m waddling!
I pick my sweet Gracie. She is an embassador of love and kindness.
Definitely, I'd choose the sloth. Just watch how the sloth moves ... that may not look like how I move at the end of a busy day, but it certainly looks exactly how I feel.
Yes anneelliott, I've seen lots purple butterflies associated with Fibromyalgia. I have had Fibro for over 35 years, but no one has explained to me why the butterfly. The purple choice is obvious though. Does anyone here know the explanation?
A lion
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