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  1. My Own Silver Linings Playbook: Laughing at My Cancer

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    When dealing with a serious condition, humor can help.

    I don’t take offense when people call me wacky, offbeat or different. I can’t deny that I find humor in unlikely places. But was cancer really a laughing matter? Well sure, when it was my cancer. Of course I was scared. Yes I held my breath waiting for the results of pathology reports and PET scans. I worried about all the things most people worry about, like how much my family and friends would worry about me, and all the unknowns. But I didn’t use humor to cover up my feelings – I used it to wade through them. Pity Party Cancelled I [...]

  2. One social network that promises not to “monetize” you

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    Founder and CEO Sona Mehring helps keep you and your CaringBridge health social network safe and secure

    CaringBridge CEO Sona Mehring and Amplifier Jenny Counsell recently spoke about the benefits of sharing health updates in an ad-free space on American Public Media’s Marketplace Tech Report. Though CaringBridge gets calls from potential advertisers almost daily, Sona said we’ll continue to embrace the charitable giving model that has sustained our organization for over 15 years. “Monetizing,” simply put, means trying to make money at the expense of people visiting a site or participating in a social network like Facebook or Twitter. Running paid ads or selling certain information about site visitors are examples of monetizing. CaringBridge doesn’t do this. [...]

  3. The gift of love and connection

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    Keeping everyone in the loop with a patient journal

    The greatest confirmation of wealth in our lives is to love and be loved. No matter what our circumstances, love is the most valuable gift you can ever hope to give or receive. Through a totally unexpected twist of fate, a wonderful friend introduced me to CaringBridge, an emotional lifeline that connects me to a heartfelt community of personal cheerleaders and creates a two-way flow of love. I hope to be a “wonderful friend” to you and others by sharing my story. My future, suddenly untracked In November 2010, I was in nursing school, aspiring to care for oncology patients [...]

  4. Reshaping your dreams

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    There is strength in an extended health social network.

    In her recent WebMD post, guest blogger Karin Gelschus offers an intimate look into her life with lupus. She shares memories of backyard hockey and her childhood dream of playing on an Olympic team. Later, as a young adult, she yearned to be a writer. That came true when she landed a job at a national magazine. As symptoms of her chronic condition came to the forefront, Karin wondered how she’d ever be able to achieve any future dreams. She writes, “’Start out small,’ my doctor prescribed. At that point, it was hard for me to even open pill bottles [...]

  5. I can’t know exactly how you feel, but I’m willing to hear about it

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    Get-well-soon ideas needn’t be elaborate, but they’re always welcome.

    People who have gone through a health event understand that their challenging and life-altering experiences can also be instructive. The experiences people have and the lessons they learn are different for every individual. And we can’t know how people really feel during these difficult times — we can only imagine it based on how we feel or have felt. That is why I’ve learned to comfort with the universal sympathizing non-offender: food. It’s always a great get well soon idea. Better, even, than the always-lovely gift of flowers, an offer of food says, “I can’t know exactly how you feel, [...]

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