CarePages.com es una comunidad en red de más de 4 millones de miembros que comparten sus experiencias relacionadas con la enfermedad y reciben apoyo emocional a través de sitios web, blogs, foros de discusión etc. Está asociada con más de ciento cincuenta sociedades sin ánimo de lucro. Su objetivo e ...
Yesterday I wrote about using web applications such as CaringBridge and CarePages to keep friends and relatives informed about serious illness or injuries. I also recommended blogs. Sure enough, it wasn’t long until one of my Facebook friends read the post and commented on Facebook that they used Fa ...
Social networks are popping up at an alarming rate and whether they are needed for certain demographics (dog walkers) or not, the major social media powers that be ( Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) may be able to satisfy their needs. However, health conditions are very private and sufferers may not want ...
One of the important yet time-consuming parts of having someone in your family with a serious chronic illness is being able to keep other family members and friends informed about what is going on. You’ll soon find that if you don’t have a good way to keep people informed that you’re going to spend ...
Last Tuesday night my mother was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with several fast-growing malignant brain tumors. Life as we know it was pulled from under our feet. By Friday she had had major neurosurgery. One challenge has been trying to keep all her many friends and extended family members ...
Mom says it's time for me to do a Carepage, which is fine with me. She’s gonna type and I’m gonna talk, cause there is no way I can type all this. Then, when I'm done, I'm gonna go outside and stand in the R-A-I-N! Or something FUN! So, well, how is everyone? I am ‘good’. I would be better if I didn ...
During the last couple of days I’ve been touched by many things I’ve read on the web from people going through difficult seasons. The first was from a 5 year-old boy who asked his mom, “Can we pray for me a new face? This one doesn’t work very well.” He can’t smile as a result of brain cancer surger ...
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