I don't know that I agree altogether....you can get as poor a quality 
information and support from a health professional in a face-to-face 
situation as can be found online...many health professionals hate the 
Internet because it give power to the patient. I recall being told about a 
study which found that women with breast cancer were more likely to obtain 
accurate, up to date information about treatment options on the net than 
they obtained from their specialist.

Karleen Gribble
Australia


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Subject: Re: Mother support


>
> Jaye writes:
>
> ~~ The internet can be helpful for moms to see they may have a particular
> situation, and they are not alone. Someone has written about it. But, as 
> Jaye
> says, there is old information, wrong information, and 
> confusing'/conflicting
> information. Even beyond that, a website cannot help anyone figure out how
> even  the best information pertains to their individual situation. This is 
> true
> with  any health situation. When my friend was diagnosed with metastatic 
> breast
> cancer, I learned from her oncologist, that metastatic breast cancer plays
> out  very uniquely in different people. The statistics I read online, even 
> on
> good  websites, were only generalities. They could not tell anyone how 
> they
> might  apply to one specific person, in terms of treatment, prognosis,
> progression, or  anything else. We needed someone caring and skilled to 
> help us really
> get an  individualized view and plan.
>
> Peace,
> Judy
>
> Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
> Brooklyn, NY,  USA
>
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