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CarePlace.comA virtual community that offers advice, answers and support.
Everyone needs a friend. Someone to listen, sympathize and offer helpful advice on what they're going through. You'll find just that, and more, at CarePlace.com.
Founded by a diverse network of healthcare professionals and internet experts, CarePlace.com is an online community where people can go to make friends, share personal stories of medical issues and similar experiences and offer useful and practical advice to others in the same or similar situations. Many of the individuals who started CarePlace have written definitive medical works on such topics as patient empowerment, the tremendous benefits of mutual support, clinical computing and narrative medicine. CarePlace was begun with the noble intention of giving people in need a place to form a support network and get practical medical advice from those who have been there. Everyone at the site has dedicated their life to improving healthcare by empowering patients and caregivers alike. As the founders have stated, they started CarePlace.com because “we have all been patients.” Before becoming an active member of CarePlace, many people like to take some time to view the demo the site offers or to just surf around and get the feel of the site. It is a good idea to surf around and see what is being discussed and what the other members are like. Since the majority of people join CarePlace.com with one or two specific questions in mind, familiarizing yourself with the site allows you to see if your question or concern has already been discussed. Chances are, it has. And this, in turn, allows you to ask more detailed questions to get any information that hasn’t already been discussed. It is easy to make new friends at CarePlace. Once you choose a community and become a member, you can start filling out your profile and building your personal web page. You can include tidbits about yourself, photographs, personal stories and more. Make your web page public and others can find you as a friend. You can post in the forum, send private messages or join a group. One of the most unique features of CarePlace is the virtual hug. Send one of these to a friend to let them know that, even though you may be miles away, you support them. CarePlace.com also allows its members the ability not just to join a group for discussions and fun, but also to start one of your own. The groups at CarePlace don’t always have to be about medical issues or support, either. They can be about anything that interests you. CarePlace hosts groups dedicated to sports, crafts, animals and more. With communities ranging from apraxia to pressure sores and everything in between, this simple and easy to use web site offers some kind of support for everyone. Stop by today and check it out.
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