Is using Social Media important to you? Which platform do you use to find support from others with the same chronic health condition? 
If you’re a caregiver, do you access an online group to connect with other caregivers? Maybe you use social media to help educate or advocate for a particular health condition? This podcast episode explores how a variety of patients, and caregivers, use Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms to do what they need to do.
You’ll hear from people with chronic health conditions: Toni Bernhard, best-selling author, and in 2001, initially diagnosed with an acute viral infection—but has yet to recover; Chris Schlecty, a Microsoft software engineer in Seattle, living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and Dean Sage, an attorney in San Diego, diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy.
Also included are caregivers — Loraine Dressler, retired nurse and caregiver for family members and Marla Murasko, Down Syndrome Mom Advocate & Inclusion Influencer.
In a post on the WEGO Health website, these links provide instructions on how to protect your private information on Facebook:
Newsweek, Facebook Data: How to Protect Your Private Information
Trusted Reviews, Facebook Privacy Settings: 18 changes you should make right away
Mashable, How to See All the Weird Apps That Can See Your Data on Facebook
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3 responses to “Social Media & Chronic Health Conditions: Patients and Caregivers”
Nice job, Leslie. Smooth
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