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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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Welcome from TeamInspire!
- By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
- Journal · 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
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- Journal · 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!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
ENOUGH
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted June 12, 2009
- Journal · 11 recommendations
- ENOUGH: Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged, and the mother said ...
New feature - profile completeness gauge
- By Tasha · Posted June 12, 2008
- Journal · 9 recommendations
- Greetings from TeamInspire! I'm your friendly neighborhood designer, here to tell you about some new features. You might notice that today we revamped your member homepage - https://www.inspire.com/member-home.pl ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
"HYPOKALEMIA OR LOW POTASSIUM"
- By mandyblue · Posted June 2, 2009
- Journal · 7 recommendations
- I want to share this research information in "My Journal". This is a very long collection of articles, that explains in great detail, about Hypokalemia or Low Potassium. It is for anyone who needs help ...
ACCEPTANCE
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted August 14, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- I have several quotes on the wall of my cubicle at work. But I kept looking at this one the other day and felt it must be meant for someone so I am posting it here now so that it can reach who it is intended ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- Journal · 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!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
Exhausted....hurting....mad
- By MelissaShuford · Posted October 8, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- I don't even know what to feel or say anymore,what to ask the Drs.,what to be concerned about (worry),what to do or not do.......this world of renal disease is overwhelming to me.....I think I understand ...
9 AUGUST IS MY BIRTHDAY
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted August 9, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Today is my birthday and I truly want to THANK GOD for allowing me to see my 49th birthday. I want to thank Him for the peace and joy He has bestowed upon me. And I definitely want to thank Him for placing ...
I CAN'T STAND THE SWEAT THAT RUNS......
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Not sure if anyone remembers the song "I can't stand the rain" one verse goes 'I can't stand the rain, against my window'. My sentiment is I can't stand the sweat that runs down my body.....sing it with ...
SELF PRESERVATION
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted August 18, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- This is another saying that is on my cubicle wall: The single relationship that is truly central in your life is the relationship you have with yourself.. It is rewarding to find someone you like, but ...
"Get This One" Got denied life insurance becasue Sarcodosis is too new!
- By MrsUyarlar · Posted October 13, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- All i want is to secure my son's future because of my illness! The insurance companies wanna give me a high premium or a flat out denial! How sick is that, i was literally sick to my stomach! The Life ...
Hardest Thing I Ever Had To Deal With Emotionally and Physically!
- By MrsUyarlar · Posted October 11, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- It's been 3 months since i was diagnosed with Lung Sarcodosis and is on 40 mg pred! I'am really not the one to "complain" but when u see yourself changing right before your eyes mentally,physically,and ...
I CAN DO ALL THINGS -- LEAN ON ME
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted September 4, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- Phillipians 4:13 ~ I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me~ I really haven't posted a lot lately there has been so much going on. My mother just had surgery on her cervical spine and ...
Fortitude #2
- By Silverback · Posted July 22, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- Virtual Afterlife Due to chronic illness I live on borrowed time. I have familiarity with death. A lot of us do. After getting to a certain age, death is along for the ride, wherever I go. (Death is the ...
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??
- By eviefor3 · Posted June 29, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- finally........a name for what so many of us go through every day. now i have a LEGITIMATE excuse for what i do lol A. A. A. D. D.: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests ...
Electrolyte Abnormalities
- By mandyblue · Posted June 7, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- This information is being posted in "My Journal" for anyone who wishes to use it as reference material to help understand their electrolytes, and metabolic disorders. I have previously promised my friends ...
