Care and Advocacy

Coping With Illness

When you are diagnosed with an illness–any illness – you can lighten your burden with the support of patients and caregivers going through the same thing.

InteliHealth: Prevention And Care
This resource guide includes articles on coping with illness.

Freedom.GoGrrl
Links to various articles on coping with illness.

Alzheimer's Association
The site of a voluntary organization that sponsors public education programs and offers supportive services to patients and families who live with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Dementia.com
A fantastic information site for caregivers and healthcare professionals. Subscribers can customize the site, receive newsletters and benefit from the Medline mail service, providing access to over 3 million online articles.

DASN International
This worldwide organization works to provide information about various forms of dementia and improve the quality of life for patients and caregivers.

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
This service of the National Institute on Aging distributes information about Alzheimer's disease to health professionals, patients and their families, and the general public.

American Cancer Society
A national community-based volunteer health organization whose mission is to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

American Diabetes Association
The ADA works to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

American Parkinson Disease Association
Created to “ease the burden and find the cure”, APDA’s site is your introduction to Parkinson’s Disease information and resources available nationwide.

Arthritis Foundation
A nonprofit, volunteer organization that supports research to find a cure for and ways to prevent all forms of arthritis and seeks to improve the quality of life for people with arthritis.

National Osteoporosis Foundation
A volunteer health agency dedicated to reducing the widespread incidence of osteoporosis, a condition seen most often in older women.

National Stroke Association
This site provides information about stroke to the general public and health professionals and offers supportive services to stroke survivors and their families.

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