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Patients with serious illness connect on the Internet
Quick ReadA study says a number of people suffering from life-threatening illnesses turn to the Internet to trade stories and participate in emotional support groups.
Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Amanda Marsh, 27, who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma five years ago and is now in remission talked about how her blog and other social media avenues helped her cope with her illness. (May 26, 2010)
Discussing serious illness on the Internet
Long Island cancer patients go online
When Amanda Marsh was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at 22, she sought refuge and comfort in the things that allowed her to live outside her hospital room: the building's dial-up Internet, the blog she kept, and her readers who became like a family.
The cancer diagnosis and monthslong stay in the hospital drove the Islip resident online, where she chronicled her treatment, posted pictures...
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