There are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)MedicationAllergyYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelated"You'retoo youngto havethat"Yourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetter"I'veneverheard ofthat"You've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")"It's justanxiety"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotes"All thetests camebacknormal""We canonly treatthesymptoms"No one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)You havetried everymedication,so they startoverThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"It couldbeworse"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)MedicationAllergyYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelated"You'retoo youngto havethat"Yourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetter"I'veneverheard ofthat"You've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")"It's justanxiety"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotes"All thetests camebacknormal""We canonly treatthesymptoms"No one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)You havetried everymedication,so they startoverThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"It couldbeworse"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucket

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