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“You’re the only expert of your own life and your own body.” Author Nilofer Merchant shares why she featured PatientsLikeMe in her new book

“Onlyness. It’s not a word in the English dictionary, but it should be.” We sat down with author, TED Talk speaker and innovator Nilofer Merchant to talk about her new book The Power of Onlyness, and the role that the PatientsLikeMe story plays in it. Advocating for “Onlyness” Nilofer has been championing the idea of “Onlyness” […]

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Finding answers from the community: Members helping members

Offering words of encouragement. Sharing advice. Just being there to listen. Over the years, we’ve seen countless examples of members supporting each other (did you know there’s more than a 100K posts that mention the word “thank you”?). Check out some of the ways members are stepping up and lending a hand. Life-changing advice: Get

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New graphic: See (and add to) the power of 60+ #MoreThan stories

What are all the roles you play in life beyond “patient”? When we kicked off the #MoreThan campaign – asking our members about all the ways they’re more than their diagnoses – we didn’t know just how many stories we’d hear. This new graphic captures what the PatientsLikeMe community has shared so far – about

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What’s your #MoreThan story? 11 patients – and counting – share theirs in a new video series

You’re more than your than your condition. You’re you – a father, a sister, a Nana, a spouse, a dog Mom, a sports fan, a professional singer, a veteran businessman, a traveler, a devoted friend, a furious yet hopeful fighter. You play countless roles, and patient is just one of them. There’s power in your

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New Podcast Series: “The Patient Voice” Premieres This Thursday

On Thursday October 7, 2010, the PatientsLikeMeOnCall TM podcast is proud to present a new series called “The Patient Voice.”  Through these podcasts, you’ll hear emotional and inspiring stories from our community members that demonstrate the type of sharing and positive connections being made by patients on our site and how these connections are affecting

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