How Social Media Helped Me Adjust to My New Life: An ALS Patient Essay

Want to connect with and learn from others with ALS? Join PatientsLikeMe Now! (It’s free) “Social media is the MOST important means of socialization, communication and education for patients and their caregivers today, particularly with a disease like ALS where our minds are still sharp and active inside our failing bodies.  Sites like PatientsLikeMe, Facebook… Continue reading How Social Media Helped Me Adjust to My New Life: An ALS Patient Essay

Someone Like Me

We are pleased to present a guest post by PatientsLikeMe member Jasmine (Jazz1982), who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in her mid-twenties.  Don’t miss this beautiful essay about the commonalities between all patients who have lost functionality – regardless of how different their conditions might seem. I recently met someone that happened to be just like… Continue reading Someone Like Me