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Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 17 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 ...

End the "R" Word....

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted March 26, 2009
  • Journal · 8 recommendations
  • There is, perhaps, a day for everything, every cause, disease, condition or celebration we can consider. This year, March 31, 2009 is particularly close to my heart. The story begins here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGvppz_OZ ...

New group in Inspire: The National Body Challenge

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted December 4, 2008
  • Journal · 8 recommendations
  • 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 ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 5 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 ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 5 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 ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • 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 ...

The "Avery" Factor

AnnMV
  • By AnnMV · Posted February 12, 2009
  • Journal · 5 recommendations
  • Okay. Let’s take all of the frustration, anger, disappointment, sadness, and sense of betrayal, roll them into one and multiply them 100 fold. That’s about how I feel about my “friendship” with Avery ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • 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 ...

Fostering Love

2dadswithkids
  • By 2dadswithkids · Posted February 17, 2009
  • Journal · 4 recommendations
  • Hello! Thanks for checking out our page. We are Mark and Jim, you may have heard about our show Fostering Love on Discovery Health. We would love to answer any questions you have and talk about the trials ...

Doesn't anyone LIKE food???????

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted March 19, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • I just read this, http://www.aolhealth.com/diet/basics/det ox-diet-cleanse promoting cleanses.... a personal grievance of mine, as I detest anything and every product that promotes quick fixes. Still ...

Uncle Rob and his road to good health

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted March 3, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • Uncle Rob is a fixture in all of our family events. He's certifiably insane, and just one of "those" uncles... the one I think every family has. He is loudest adult, the one who buys squirt guns, and ...

In online communities, the good will always prevail

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted February 12, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • We used to call them trolls.... people who came into Communities, posting random things, insults or lies, simply to garner attention. Trolls that had nothing better to do - but upset others for their ...

I owe my pancreas an apology.

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted January 29, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • As I have told you all for the past eighteen months, I work for Discovery Health, but I'm not a health professional. I am a regular average Joe (or jane?) with no medical degrees or knowledge. My job ...

Gracee's Mom: I NEED HELP!!!

DadForGracee
  • By DadForGracee · Posted December 28, 2008
  • Discussion in Thriving as a Person · 3 recommendations
  • I'm the 16 year-old single father of a beautiful 3 month-old named Gracee. Her mother, Mikayla, moved 30 minutes away soon after Gracee's birth and gave me custody. Mikayla told me that she still wants ...

Gastroentiritis? PLEASE HELP ME!

DadForGracee
  • By DadForGracee · Posted December 28, 2008
  • Discussion in Caring for Infants · 3 recommendations
  • I'm a 16 year-old single dad. I have a wonderful 3 month-old daughtern named Gracee. Her mom doesn't give a damn about her. Her mother moved away shortly after birth and since, Gracee has only seen her ...

discovery health's 5 under 5

Shephrd1
  • By Shephrd1 · Posted December 20, 2008
  • Discussion in Dealing with Emotions · 3 recommendations
  • I am a 29 year old mother of a 33 month old daughter and a 12 month old son. I am rather confused on why discovery health would condone a same sex couple with 5 kids and publicise them. I do not wish ...

New here

newmommy1209
  • By newmommy1209 · Posted May 22, 2009
  • Discussion in Real World Advice from the Girlfriends · 2 recommendations
  • Hi, I'm new to the site. I'm on about 5 other pregnancy sites (yeah I'm a bit addicted). I'm 11 weeks along with my first bundle of joy!!! I would love to talk to others that are expecting or already ...

A Tale of Two Grampys

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted May 12, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • I realize I am a month early for Father's Day, but this time of year, as I plant my veggie garden, I miss my father in law the most. This morning, I couldn't help but think of the health and fitness lessons ...

The Swine Flu: Don't Debate, just Wash Your Hands, Please.

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted April 29, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • Motherhood can be condensed into a remarkably long list of choices we are forced to make. It begins early on, with fun decisions: names, nursery colors, maternity clothing, and layettes in pink or blue ...

"I must hopscotch eight times this morning"

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted April 22, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • Such was the announcement my daughter made this morning at 8:20... just 10 minutes before we leave for school. I agreed - sure, why not? She loves hopscotch and it's finally warm out. Go have fun. On ...

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