Blogs Helping Patients

An article in the Seattle Post reports on the use of blogs to help people cope with and learn about disease. Blogging has become more than a venue for promoting opinions or summarizing news - it's a way to network with others and gain support during life's triumphs and tragedies.

The three blogs featured in the Seattle Post's story are:

Deanna Kingston: Dee's Updates
Deanna Kingston, 44, an anthropology professor at Oregon State University, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. Last fall, the cancer spread to her skin and bones. While Kingston's blog is more an update for friends and family, others around the country also read it for its humor and real life daily journals. She posts "boob jokes" from her friends and family.

Jeanne Sather: Assertive Cancer Patient
Sather's Assertive Cancer Patient blog is her soapbox, she said. It shares her experiences as she's battled hospital billing nightmares, cancer recurrences, new treatments and often her opinion about almost anything going on in the cancer world.

Teresa Hartman: The Cheeky Librarian
Teri Hartman, 47, a university librarian was diagnosed with a rare cancer in the salivary glands in her cheek in July 2006. A month later, she began her "Cheeky Librarian" blog. She already had a professional librarian blog, but wanted an outlet for her cancer and posted links to sites that helped her cope. For example, a blog warned her she would lose her sense of taste after radiation destroyed her salivary glands. She was able to have her "last meals" as a result.

If there are other blogs out there about health and health care, the environment, or health care reform let us know. We are always looking for partners in our work to improve the quality of life.

Comments

[Martin Washington]

What a great post! Thanks for sharing these blogs with the world...

[Edwin]

Helped me lot… thanks for such a informative article

[bushrush]

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