I remember too the first time we met, invited by Tom Ferguson, to start working collaboratively on the e-Patients White Paper and realizing that while we started ACOR because of the wrong diagnosis given to my wife and the absurd treatments the &^%$#@ breast surgeon who played G_d wanted to give a woman with Stage 0 breast cancer, you had been through the almost exact opposite, dealing with an instantly life threatening situation. I have never forgotten!

Written down the story is even more powerful than what I remembered. I hope many people will read it.

“I fully believe that some of the healthiest people in the world are those who are living with a chronic disease and managing it well. Those of us who have gone through a life-changing threat to our existence have sought out information about the world we live in, the food we eat, the air we breathe… we want to do anything and everything we can to regain and maintain our health.”

After reading it I thought, “May we muster the strength, courage, and generosity to share our insights with others.” Clearly, the contributors here are doing so.