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Wait, You Don't Look Sick, a 60-day journal for teens living with chronic illness and invisible pain, ages 12 to 18, by The Unbroken Smile

Tween & teen journals

Wait, You Don't Look Sick

They never look long enough. This one is for the teen living it: the chronic illness or invisible pain nobody at school can see, the canceled plans, the "but you were fine yesterday," the body that keeps its own schedule. Sixty days of private, honest pages that never talk down, never preach, and never ask you to perform being okay. Your illness is real. So is the rest of your life. In paperback on Amazon, with a fillable digital edition on Payhip and Etsy.

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A gentle fit check

This may be for you if...

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    An older child needs privacy and language that does not talk down to them

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    Illness has changed family life, school, friendships, or identity

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    You want support that leaves room for their own voice

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01teen journal · for the teen who is the sick one, ages 12 to 18

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