Patients as Partners: Member Laura on launching a PF support group

Over the past few months, the Team of Advisors has been sharing how they use the Partnership Principles in their personal health journeys. Laura, who’s living with IPF, recently sat down with us to talk about the New Britain PF Support Group she launched in Connecticut, and how important it is to have a community… Continue reading Patients as Partners: Member Laura on launching a PF support group

Marcia Hirst: Don’t Let Multiple Sclerosis Take the Joy Out of Your Life

“The benefit of sharing on PatientsLikeMe is the support.  For me, it doesn’t matter what I’m going through, there are people there that understand.  They’re not judgmental.  They get it.  They’re there too.  I get lots of emotional moral support.” – Multiple Sclerosis Patient Marcia Back in June, we shared with you a video interview… Continue reading Marcia Hirst: Don’t Let Multiple Sclerosis Take the Joy Out of Your Life

Introducing: Voices of Fibromyalgia

You raised your voice, we listened.  Today we launch our newest community:  Fibromyalgia.  This is the first in our special blog series, Voices of Fibromyalgia. The impact of the disease on people’s lives can be enormous.  People often have difficulty completing even the easiest of tasks during the painful episodes, while the fatigue can also… Continue reading Introducing: Voices of Fibromyalgia

Patients showcase PatientsLikeMe to their local support group

Our members are very enthusiastic about the value generated by sharing their information. So much so that recently two of our members decided to don their hard-earned PatientsLikeMe t-shirts and share their experiences using PatientsLikeMe with their local MS support group. They recruited several new members at the meeting and gave more information about PatientsLikeMe… Continue reading Patients showcase PatientsLikeMe to their local support group