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Archives for November 2018

Social media as a platform for hope

November 15, 2018 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

A group of men stand in knee-deep flood waters with two kayaks. One man is in a kayak.

I’ve been thinking about how people react to a crisis. How, if we are lucky, we find ways to lend and borrow expertise to get through it. And how we lend and borrow courage. In the American South, there is something called the Cajun Navy, an ad hoc, informal group of people who use their […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Cajun Navy, demographics, flip teaching, peer-to-peer healthcare, Sara Riggare, social media

A deep dive into food allergy research and education

November 8, 2018 By Susannah Fox 21 Comments

Cartoon: One woman says, "Food allergies are all in your head." Other woman replies, "No, in my head I'm punching you in the face."

Longtime followers of this blog know I believe in the power of peers, particularly among people living with rare conditions, and may also know that I am a food-allergy mom. This past weekend I had the chance to attend the annual conference for my rare community, FAREcon, and drink from the peer advice well. Warning: This […]

Filed Under: patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, research issues Tagged With: food allergy, Rare Disease

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