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Welcome New Members!
Thank you for signing up! We assure you that you have chosen not just a community of well-wishers but a real family who cares for your genuine welfare.
Make yourself at home and start exploring our site. Feel free to browse pages of members and find pictures and stories that are reflective of your own experiences. Throw in some of your pictures and don't forget to share your own stories, too!
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Amyloidosis Support COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights
April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease
Amyloidosis Support COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
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Featured Content: Caring for a spouse with AL Amyloidosis - Do's and Dont's
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Have an advice on how to care for a family member through chemo or stem cell? Check out Matt's discussion post and comment your advice for him and his wife!
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Featured Member: Cleo
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Welcome Cleo, a new member of the Amyloidosis community! Go to her profile page to get to know her story and her passion.
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Picture of the Month
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Be inspired from our AVM Community member, britt.denson on her photo on never backing down even when you feel like giving up. Thanks for sharing Britt!
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Community Stat:
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Number of Members as of April 1, 2014 : 116
BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
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Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights
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March brought us new peaks across all our communities! Check out the numbers below.
- 40,787 members
- 36 communities
- 98,047 unique visitors
- 670,529 page views
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April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease
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Join our friends and family from SjogrensSyndromeSupport.org,LifeWithFabry.org and CrohnsDiseaseN.com in observing Awareness Month for their respective conditions in April.
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The Big C Competition
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Have a great idea for a product or service that might help cancer patients? Livestrong.org is hosting The Big C Competition and is looking for innovations to help people facing cancer. Great exposure, prizes, and more await participants. Go to Livestrong.org’s website to learn more or join. Deadline is May 15, 2014.