Do I Dare Connect With Others Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer?

Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the HealtheVoices16 conference in Chicago. I attended last year’s conference as well, in New Jersey, and I have to say that both times, I was overwhelmed by how well I was treated and by the quality of the speakers and workshops. This conference is probably the only one like it that brings together patient advocates and bloggers who are using social media to connect with other patients. The aim of the conference is to inform and empower us to keep using our voices. Deeply Rooted Connections The theme of this year’s conference was Deeply Rooted Connections. I know that social media has allowed me to develop deeply rooted connections with fellow bloggers, advocates, and activists, as well as other breast cancer warriors. The fact that the conference is aimed at helping us build those connections is exceptional. I made new connections this year and renewed old ones. I got to put faces to the blogs that I have tuned into and was especially happy to finally meet face to face with Rose, the wonderful editor who started me blogging in the first place. I was inspired by many of the attendees who are suffering from other chronic diseases and conditions and who want to share their stories to encourage and inform others. I learned something from each one of them and was in awe of their strength and commitment. Ups and Downs of Social Media For me, social media has its ups and downs. There is a whole online community of others like me li...
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