"You'retoo youngto havethat""All thetests camebacknormal"You havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)People youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problemYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeech"We canonly treatthesymptoms""It couldbeworse"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesMedicationAllergy"I'veneverheard ofthat""It's justanxiety"You've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")Because noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)You havetried everymedication,so they startover"You'retoo youngto havethat""All thetests camebacknormal"You havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)People youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problemYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeech"We canonly treatthesymptoms""It couldbeworse"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesMedicationAllergy"I'veneverheard ofthat""It's justanxiety"You've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")Because noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)You havetried everymedication,so they startover

Chronic Illness Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "You're too young to have that"
  2. "All the tests came back normal"
  3. You have multiple alarms to take different pills
  4. People compare it to something completely unrelated
  5. The specialist isn't in your area/ doesn't take your insurance
  6. Your medication has its special bag or bucket
  7. You meet your deductible most years
  8. No one believes you are following all the directions you've been given (diets, sleep hygiene, exercise routine)
  9. People you tell assume there is a cure and you'll get better
  10. That random pain you keep brushing off turns out to be a big problem
  11. You say "I'm fine" cause your tired of making a speech
  12. "We can only treat the symptoms"
  13. "It could be worse"
  14. You have your medication list memorized
  15. This should have been diagnosed ages ago
  16. You've had to give the doctor your personal findings and notes
  17. Medication Allergy
  18. "I've never heard of that"
  19. "It's just anxiety"
  20. You've received medical compliments ("You're a good bleeder")
  21. Because no one can see it, you're making that up
  22. Your medication list is too long to memorize
  23. There are parts of the condition people envy (eating extra salt, adding butter to everything, spending all day in bed)
  24. You have tried every medication, so they start over