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CaringBridge.com: a site to support
I’m a huge fan of social networking with sites like Facebook and MySpace. It allows me to keep in touch with and share with my friends and family. We’ve even embraced it as a company with our Yahoo! Answers profile, the blog and multiple profiles on those sites.
But I’ve never seen a site with more of a conscience than Caring Bridge. Caring Bridge is a social web service that connects family and friends during critical illnesses, treatment or recovery.
I was introduced to it by a very good friend of mine whose family member was dealing with cancer. Her name is Joyce. By just providing my e-mail, I was able to log-on to Joyce’s page and get updates from her journal or leave a note of encouragement in the guestbook. You can also share photos or links. Caring Bridge is a great way to keep in touch with a large amount of people, because when you are sick, you may not feel up to phone calls or visitors.
According to their website, 78,000 families have created personalized sites within Caring Bridge and they’ve received 498 million visits from their loved ones. It’s become especially popular to soldiers who were wounded in the war. To support the site, which is free to have, you can make donations in the name of your loved one who is sick.
Not all stories on the site have happy endings, but mine does. Joyce is doing much better and her last doctor’s visit resulted in the news that every sign of cancer is gone. She’s an immeasurably strong woman and cancer picked the wrong person. I’m sure having her Caring Bridge site has helped her through it. Make sure you keep it in mind if you or anyone you know happens to become sick. Sharing love and support is a key element to recovery.
By Kelly LaVaute | November 30, 2007
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Thanks Kel! I'm going to post the link on the website for all of our friends and family to read!
Posted by: Erica | Dec 3, 2007 4:12:22 PM
I am the one Kelly wrote about. Caring Bridge was set up for me through my OBGYN Kathy. This web site has been a life saver for myself and my family helping us with this battle with cancer. I continue to fight the fight and thank-you Kelly for the article you wrote.
Posted by: Joyce | Dec 3, 2007 7:35:29 PM
I found this site to be a wonderful way to let someone know that there was someone else out there in their corner. A nice way to encourage those who fight daily for their health.
Posted by: Jan | Dec 7, 2007 2:17:12 PM