Today at 9am pacific time is the kickoff for the annual National Invisible Illness Awareness Week. During this week, those of us with invisible illnesses are encouraged to share our experiences living with our illness in an effort to raise awareness and understanding.  During this week there will be online seminars via blog talk radio discussing the common bond of illness that is not clearly visible to those around us.  The topics of discussion include the emotional side of chronic illness, dealing with the stress, and how to pay for medical care.  Featured speakers include Rosalind Joffe, Jennifer Jaff and Jo Franz. If you are interested the National Invisible Illness Awareness Week site has a listing of the conference schedule on their site click here for the link.