SHORT HILLS, N.J., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paralysis Resource
Center (PRC), a program of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation,
today announced the creation of The Paralysis Community -- a
first-of-its-kind, international online health and wellness community
for people living with all forms of paralysis and their caregivers.
The Community, located at http://www.paralysis.org/, will allow
registered members to take part in moderated discussion groups and
post personal blogs, enabling them to support one another through
their individual journeys and experiences.
The PRC, the country's leading resource on spinal cord injury,
paralysis and other mobility related disabilities, is partnering with
ClinicaHealth, the leading provider of online health and wellness
social networks, to create The Paralysis Community. The ad-free
social networking site will help fulfill the PRC's mission of
providing vital information services to those living with paralysis
caused by spinal cord injury, MS, stroke, ALS, transverse myelitis,
traumatic brain injury or other diseases or conditions. The Paralysis
Community will also act as an emotional outlet -- providing a support
structure for families and caregivers to share ideas and answers to
commonly asked questions.
"We at the PRC realize that peer to peer communication is an
invaluable resource for emotional support, feedback and knowledge for
people living with paralysis and their caregivers. The Paralysis
Community social network will foster peer relations across the
country as well as across the world in a secure environment in order
to provide all of the site members unlimited opportunities to safely
interact and share solutions to common problems faced on a daily
basis," said Joseph Canose, Vice President of Quality of Life,
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. "The addition of a moderated
and health-focused online social network is one more example of why
the PRC is the foremost authority on paralysis."
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