Welcome to Share Your Story.   We are glad you are here.  Signing up for an account on the site will allow you to participate in forums, comment on others' stories, and start a blog, post pictures, and share your own story.

After joining, there are a couple of easy ways to get started:

• Please take a minute to review our guidelines for Sharing With Care
• Introduce yourself on our welcome thread.
• Create a brief profile, or share more about what you’re going through by starting a blog – or both
• Browse through and/or ask or answer a question in our forums.  If you have a specific medical question, we have professional health education specialists who may be able to help you.
• Respond to other members blogs and forum posts.  They will be grateful that you did, even if you just have a few words of support.

However you get started, please feel at home.  You are amongst friends who understand.