#NHBPM #HAWMC Day 11
#HAWMC PROMPT:
#HAWMC PROMPT:
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. What is working well in your community, healthcare, blogs, social media, or your work in particular? What do you like about it?
I Love the online communities. They are an absolutely vital link and life line of Hope and life preserver for an incalculable number of people. Within our online communities we are able to gather and rally as support systems for each other any time of day or nite. Support is crucial no matter what your diagnosis is. We need that uplifting group of friends and/or family around us. The option to remain anonymous in forums using a pseudonym allows for individuals who are not ready to shout to the world their condition(s) or experience extreme anxiety upon leaving the home to attend support groups. This can be both pro and con however in a better moderated forums this is very much a plus and the support is awesome. All to often, the online community is all the family and support some folks have.
There are countless individuals who are, due to varying conditions and illnesses are home-bound and unable to utilize any available resources in their geographic communities. The interaction for some, being able to just get online and connect with others is what keeps them going, propels them forward or just helps them stay afloat on a monumentally bad day.
Due to health reasons I had to retire too early in my life. I was less than happy. I felt so alone in the beginning. Over the course of my personal journey and forced early retirement I discovered the rewards and blessings of volunteering. I also discovered online forums and there I spent a great deal of time for support and offering support.
My volunteering has been in the areas I have vast life experience in. I am able to relate to others in a capacity that brings them comfort, lifts them up and lets them know they are not alone. Social media, communities and forums can be very helpful. Blogging is a different approach and not the same interaction yet still sharing information, education and spreading awareness in another form. If you journal you can blog.
It is a huge comfort for someone to know and hear they are not alone in what they are experiencing and that the person advocating for them has been there, knows the trail to walk and guides them through it.
This post was written as part of NHBPM – 30 health posts in 30 days: http://bit.ly/vU0g9J
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