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What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.

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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Journals

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • 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 ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • 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 ...

Why I am on Inspire

Lub1
  • By Lub1 · Posted April 26, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Our son was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) of the right humerus at age 14. He was treated at Georgetown Univ. Hosp. from 1997-1998. When he was in treatment I wondered if there would be life ...

New group in Inspire: The National Body Challenge

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted December 4, 2008
  • 25 replies
  • I am pleased to announce that today we added a new group to Inspire: The National Body Challenge. nationalbodychallenge We created this group in partnership with Discovery Health. The group focuses on ...

THE PRO . BONO COUNSELING PROJECT

meichner
  • By meichner · Posted September 3, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Life with Cancer .... links those with cancer throughout Maryland and their loved ones with licensed mental health professionals who are donating their services. This includes all phases in the progession ...

Privacy and control

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted August 27, 2008
  • 48 replies
  • At Inspire, we think about privacy all the time. Virtually every web site has a privacy policy; you can read ours here: http://www.inspire.com/about/privacy/. But simply following the letter of a privacy ...

Helpful resources from Lombardi

The Stupid Cancer Show
The Stupid Cancer Show is the voice of young adults affected by cancer.

Special Love
Special Love gives children and young adults with cancer and their families a chance to enjoy normal childhood activities that healthy kids often take for granted.

First Descents
First Descents provides whitewater kayaking and other outdoor adventure experiences to promote emotional, psychological and physical healing for young adults with cancer.

SuperSibs
SuperSibs is a national organization that supports, honors and recognizes brothers and sisters of cancer patients who are ages 4-18. Ongoing programs are available and several of Special Love's BRASS campers participate!

Cancer Care
Cancer Care is dedicated to providing emotional support, information, and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones.

The Starlight Starbright Foundation
The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation's focus is to lift the spirits of seriously ill kids and their families at times of great stress and hardship.

2bMe
A helpful site for teens with cancer.

Teens Living with Cancer
A site dedicated to the approximately 15,000 teens undergoing treatment in the United States for cancer each year.

Camp Mak-A-Dream
Camp Mak-A-Dream has cost-free programs designed for children, teens and young adults affected by cancer.

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