My Nonprofit Reviews

I have several chronic illnesses and deal with pain 24/7. IDA has been an important part of my life. Thanks to Wayne and Sherri Connell for starting IDA, I am able to relate to others who are dealing with some of the same illnesses as myself. It's difficult trying to explain what we deal with on a day to day basis to family members as well as friends but IDA helps by putting it all down in black and white. On the outside, you would never know I was ill yet I am. Often I hear, "But you don't look sick." It gets real old. IDA publishes pamphlets that we can give out to family and friends which helps. I have given some of the pamphlets to my doctors. I continue to spread the word about IDA and in my humble opinion, IDA is one of the best advocacy organization around. It's like one big family and I would be literally lost if IDA were to ever close down. We all learn from one another and get helpful tips from our peers. IDA looks out for their members and helps in any way that they can. Due to cognitive issues, I no longer write as well as I use to - putting sentences together etc and that's where IDA helps so much. Wonderful organization for people with invisible and visible disabilities.

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