CarePages.com Offers Virtually Endless
Emotional Support for Patients
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Eric
and Sharon Langshur and son Matthew |
Eric and Sharon Langshur’s infant son, born
without a left ventricle in his heart, faced an ongoing,
day-to-day struggle from the day he was born. At just
18 months of age, he and his family had already been
through the physical and emotional strains of three
open-heart surgeries.
The Langshurs, exhausted and constantly in and out
of hospitals, needed a way to keep in touch with their
family, friends and loved ones, not only to keep them
updated on their son’s progress, but also to receive
much-needed feedback and support.
Their solution was to set up a Web site, which they
named CarePages.com—a page that, seven years later,
has become thousands of pages that shower patients nationwide
with compassion and support.
“The support was invaluable, and we knew we had
to share CarePages.com with others who faced medical
challenges so they too could feel the uplifting outpouring
of support and encouragement we were fortunate to experience,”
said Eric Langshur, CEO of CarePages, Inc.
Today, CarePages.com brings millions of people together
to support the emotional needs of people facing a health
event. CarePages.com is an online community where people
facing a health event can stay connected, meet people
in similar situations, get inspired and find resources
to help give and receive emotional support.
At CarePages.com, members can create a free, personalized
CarePage to make it easy to talk to and comfort an individual
facing illness or injury. This unique approach allows
families to communicate with relatives, friends and
supporters at the same time, when the time is right
for them. Each time an update in the form of news or
photos is posted, an email is sent to those who have
visited the site.
Additionally, loved ones who are invited visitors to
the CarePage can send messages of encouragement and
support to the family, creating a virtual community
of care.
CarePages.com also offers a variety of resources that
help people find others like themselves and learn “what
to do” and “what to say” to support
their ill or injured loved one. Information like Emotional
Resource Centers by disease, Stories of Inspiration,
tips on how to cope, tips on how to find support organizations,
advice on what to do and say when someone faces a health
event, Healing Recipes and patient and caregiver blogs
is provided both by professional journalists and experts
as well as members of the community at CarePages.com.
For more information about CarePages.com or to start
your own page, visit www.carepages.com/scleroderma.
CarePages, Inc. is part of Revolution Health Group
LLC, whose goal is to help consumers make informed choices
and put them in control of their health decisions through
the cornerstone of its efforts-RevolutionHealth.com.
Together, these services address both the emotional
needs and informational health care needs of consumers.
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