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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
So sick of pain today
- By deebelle · Posted April 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- So tired of this pain. I am so miserable today..so sad and angry, all at the same time. It hurts so bad. My pinched nerve in my back really hurting right leg, and groin and hip. Barely tolerable today ...
Learning to Cope with Cancer
- By mamafrog33 · Posted April 9, 2008
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- As a cancer patient or a caregiver, you will learn so much about a devastating disease that rarely leaves survivors. Everyone is hoping and praying for a cure to be found quickly, but more research is ...
Patience
- By Ovacom06 · Posted October 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- While going through my cancer battle I came to the realization that there are three types of people who battle cancer: 1. The person who throws up his or her hands and gives up. 2. The person who digs ...
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 ...
"What can I do for you?"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- After my mastectomy, everyone asked the above question. I decided that to say "nothing" was not only a wrong answer but also deprived people of being blessed by helping to take care of me. So I decided ...
Vulnerability
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Living with a chronic illness has forced me to become vulnerable. I was a very capable woman, able to keep many balls in the air at the same time - go ahead and throw another one at me. Fibromyalgia eliminated ...
NUCCA
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- This is the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. It has been around for a few decades. The treatment isn't new. But the doctors that do it are few. I encourage you to check it out on the ...
a plan
- By pam013 · Posted January 10, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- today is a bright cold day in virgina , a perfect day for curling up on the sofa with a cup of coffee and some comfort food.....it would be, that is, if i was not so totaly out of shape and hadnt done ...
How about a little trading?
- By iloveme2 · Posted January 3, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Hi everyone... Now that we are all so committed and on our way to a new happy, healthier and smaller you. We should talk about trading or giving away our larger size cloths. I know for myself I just went ...
About me
- By stphnvnsn · Posted September 18, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- This Oct. i'll be marride 33 yrs. to Fred. I have 1 son Shawn who will be 31. And 2 adorable grandsons Brandon age 10 and Christpher age 8. I own my business Fluffy Paws Pet Sitting. I'm owned by 3 cats ...
Don't Quit
- By omega7 · Posted July 13, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're traveling seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing ...
Tips for Coping with Chronic Pain
- By mamafrog33 · Posted April 13, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- As a cancer survivor, chronic pain has become and big part of my lifestyle for six years now. I have found that pain management is very important part of controlling the symptoms and finding lasting relief ...
DAY 150: working with what you've got
- By sanssurnom · Posted August 28, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- Comments in my journal post from yesterday really got me thinking, and I remembered a time when I was sitting around feeling thoroughly bitter and mentally listing everything I hate about myself. Overly ...
"At least you didn't lose all your hair"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- People mean well. They really do! When chemotherapy made me look like a boy, it was just a wee bit troubling. When my husband first set his eyes on me after the inevitable haircut, the love in them set ...
