This recent article in the International Herald Tribune presents CaringBridge and CarePages, two services that provide blogs for patients. When our dear friend Ron Davis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer he decided to open a carepage expecting "that this website -in fact a blog-
will be a great tool for sharing information about my illness and
treatment with family, friends, and colleagues; and for receiving words
of support from those who are part of our "caring community."
Ron also mentioned his blog in his last speech as President of the American Medical Association:
"The last benefit of my illness that I’ll mention is
that it has helped me to appreciate, and to teach others about, the
value of patient websites, such as those on CarePages.com and
CaringBridge.com. Many of you have been reading the updates I’ve posted on my own CarePage. These
websites make it easy for patients and their families to share
information, to receive good wishes and prayers, and to build a
community of support. I’m pleased that the
Associated Press ran a story last Monday about patient websites, and I
encourage physicians to educate their patients about this therapeutic
tool."
Nota: you can access Ron's CarePage after registering as you first need to sign in.
About Caringbridge, this article published in Women and Cancer Magazine.
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