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Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.

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Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • 25 recommendations
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 23 recommendations
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 12 recommendations
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 7 recommendations
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 5 recommendations
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 4 recommendations
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)

meriterry
  • By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
  • 3 recommendations
  • This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...

A Creed to Live By

nanascorner
  • By nanascorner · Posted September 25, 2009
  • 2 recommendations
  • A Creed to Live By Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others, It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important, Only ...

Invitation ( story unknow writer)

nanascorner
  • By nanascorner · Posted yesterday at 8:37 am
  • 1 recommendation
  • A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in ...

Diabetes, low ejection fraction and mitral valve prolapse

2catty
  • By 2catty · Posted September 9, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • My name is Cathy and I started off with diabetes and now found out that I have low ejection fraction I already knew I had mitral valve prolapse 3 years ago with an echo and they did not pick up the fraction ...

on my way to weigh in

zendisney
  • By zendisney · Posted May 15, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • I am looking forward to my weigh in today. I have been doing really well. It seems that writing food down in a food diary and planning are really a good thing for me ...

TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, CONTROL MY SUGAR LEVELS AND RELIEVE ARTHRITIS

pollyann
  • By pollyann · Posted February 5, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • I have tried losing weight and have not been too successful with it. I keep going up and down (only several pounds at a time) even excercising three times a week for an hour and 20 minutes on wii fit ...

FOOD DIARY

alearydee
  • By alearydee · Posted December 16, 2008
  • 1 recommendation
  • i KEEP HEARING HOW IMPORTANT A FOOD DIARY IS. i USUALLY START OUT GOOD MAYBE A COUPLE OF DAYS,........AND THEN AFTER THAT i JUST STOP. hOW DO U STAY FOCUSED AND NOT FORGET TO DO IT...ONCE I FORGET IT ...

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