Chronic Illness Ministry Highlighted at SXSWinteractive as Social Networking and Health Success Story

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Rest Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization for people who live with chronic illness or pain, was recently featured as "one of the organizations doing it right" by Jenni Prokopy who spoke a the SXSWinteractive technology conference. San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/31/2011 -- Rest Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization for people who live with chronic illness or pain, has had a website since 1996 and was recently included as an example of some healthcare social networks doing their work well . Founded by Lisa Copen, 42, who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for eighteen years, their health social network is called "The Sunroom" and it was recently featured as "one of the organizations doing it right" by Jenni … [Read more...]

Recognizing the Hidden Benefits of Suffering

SUFFERING: To undergo or feel pain or distress; to sustain injury or loss. Webster’s dictionary can put it down into words, but many of us have to feel it. Suffering comes into your home like a long lost relative & stays much longer than you would like. I have had six major surgeries, including quadruple by-pass. In each case the doctors commented on my positive attitude. Apparently, while a heart surgeon was putting in a pace maker into my chest, I was telling jokes & making him laugh. Don’t try that at home! You want your doctor to have a steady h&! Are there any positive outcomes from going through suffering? Let me share some thoughts that may suggest that there are: Suffering helps keep us from being conceited. We … [Read more...]