Michelle Greenwood
Founder and President in Invisible Illnesses Inc
My name is Michelle and I am the Founder/President of Invisible Illnesses Inc which is a registered NFP support group for those who suffer with an invisible illness, such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue and Mental Health in WA.
We understand what it’s like to feel alone while struggling with an invisible illness.
Our Aims
🎗 Support and educate people diagnosed with an invisible illness from our Annual Never Hide Your Wings Gala & Recognition Night and our roaming lunches along with our engagement on social media
📚 Educate health professionals in the management of symptoms of different invisible illnesses
👨👩👧👦 Increase community awareness of the implications of a diagnosis of an Invisible Illness
Increasing community awareness is an ever moving invisible force that comes from us by talking to our neighbours, friends, family and work colleagues. Anybody really! We have to overcome the stigma of our supposed hypochondria and educate the uneducated in this matter. .
We know it is sometimes easier to be quiet and adjourn to wherever without an explanation.
We also attend shopping centres, markets & other events where we hand out leaflets and speak to people about invisible illnesses. We hear far to often “I didn’t know there was support available” or “I thought I was the only one” By talking about your invisible illness it will help break the stigma that has become associated with these conditions and raise awareness.
Our Activities
We work hard to increase awareness of different invisible illnesses and facilitate support networks for people with them. Some of the things we do include:
☕ Coffee meetings for members to meet other members in a relaxed social environment once a month
📑 Development and provision of Invisible Illness information leaflets & other information sheets
👨🎤 Public Educational Forums every 3 months where we have different speakers talk about ways of living with an invisible illness. We have speakers from both the medical and holistic side
💃 Annual celebratory Never Hide Your Wings Gala & Recognition Night
💰 Fundraising and public awareness events
👨🎤 Provide speakers for different invisible illnesses awareness events
Do you need to get in touch?
📱0410902247
❓Do you have an invisible illness? Come and join us
🔗 You can find out more about us by visiting our website