Thursday, December 21, 2017

How Social Media Can Help People With Cancer

I certainly am not like some people who try to present the perfect façade of their lives, but I do not want to be a downer, either.


PUBLISHED December 12, 2017

Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.

She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.


Being on social media sometimes makes me feel like an old fogey. I have no idea how to use most of it, because Snapchat and Twitter are mysteries to me. A good friend once remarked that a smart phone can make one feel so dumb. He is right.

I am concerned about the dangers, parental controls and perverts on social media who prey on children and teenagers. I am not naïve and know some of the aspects of these features can be bad.

What we cancer survivors need to realize, however, is how we can use it to our advantage. I am usually a glass-half-full person.


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