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Treatment Diaries joins Coach Marla on her radio show “Living Life Through Pain”

Treatment Diaries joins Coach Marla on her radio show “Living Life Through Pain” for a discussion around cancer, melanoma, chronic pain and the importance of being connected privately in navigating any illness.

Melanoma and Treatment Diaries in DC for Legislative Hill Day 2012

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and Treatment Diaries will join the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) for the 2nd Annual Legislative Hill Day 2012! Amy Ohm, CEO of TD will join a diverse group of volunteers on Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional members to review MRF’s legislative agenda centered on increased funding for melanoma research and stricter tanning bed restrictions.

Treatment Diaries Inc. is pleased to partner with Cancer and Careers on the 2nd Annual National Conference on Work & Cancer Friday, June 22nd, 2012 in New York City

This FREE conference will explore the complexities working people face as they try to balance their cancer treatment and recovery with employment. Topics will include Job Search, Legal Issues, Health Insurance, Working During Treatment, and more. CEUs will be offered for oncology nurses and social workers.

Treatment Diaries joins the Dr. Luke Nordquist radio show for a discussion around cancer, support and importance of being connected privately in navigating any illness.

Treatment Diaries ranks #68 on StartupNation’s list of Top 200 Leading Moms in Business

Treatment Diaries ranks #68 on StartupNation’s list of Top 200 Leading Moms in Business. Over 350,000 votes were cast in support of the 2012 contestants, reflecting immense interest and supportiveness for moms building businesses at the same time they tend to their families…

Treatment Diaries Inc. Continues Rapid Growth in Health related Social Media

“Health information is one of the most frequently sought after topics on the Internet. People with disabilities, chronic conditions and mental health needs rely on the Internet to leverage social networking with “like minded” individuals as a way to manage pain or change the way they cope with a health condition. On Treatment Diaries they have complete privacy, allowing them to be even more honest with their needs; building even stronger bonds. This is social networking with great purpose.” Amy Ohm, CEO & Founder

Treatment Diaries featured in Chester Magazine

Did you know that one of the largest and most influential health-related websites is right here in our own backyard? Writer Kate Craig of Chester Magazine sits down with Amy Ohm, founder of TreatmentDiaries.com and tells us all about it.

TreatmentDiaries.com to present at the National Virtual Clinical Trials and Patient Social Media Conference November 2012

Treatment Diaries will be featured as a guest speaker and market expert in patient social media during Kakushin’s Virtual Clinical Trials & Patient Social Media web‐based conference on November 7, 2012. Treatment Diaries is part of an exclusive speaker panel, featuring pharma social media experts from the United States, United Kingdom, Hungary, Canada, Belgium, and India. The conference is focused specifically on emerging and disruptive social media used by patients and pharmaceutical companies. The Internet is changing not just the way patients get medical information, but the way they interact with doctors, their families, and even with strangers. Health information is one of the most frequently sought topics on the Internet. People with disabilities and chronic conditions do use the Internet, and they are more likely than other users to look up health information and use that knowledge to question a doctor, manage pain or change the way they cope with a chronic condition.

National Discount Drug Card Released: Saves Millions for those in Need of Medication

TreatmentDiaries.com launched a free national discount prescription program that is expected to save millions of dollars for anyone in need of medication and having difficulty during these challenging economic times. Co-branded with NeedyMeds.org, this drug discount card can save users up to 80% or more off the cost of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies written as a prescription and pet prescription drugs purchased at a pharmacy.

The Around the Pan Handle Magazine highlights the impact of TreatmentDiaries.com

Hope is, arguably the foundation upon which any fight is waged. TreatmentDiaries is really a social networking site that trades the currency of hope. Recognized by John Hopkins In their publication Cancer Matters and utilized at Winchester Medical Center by patients and families via the GetWellNetwork….

Global Health Social Network Grows Locally and Opens Headquarters in Winchester, VA

TreatmentDiaries.com written about in, Cancer Fighters Thrive, a publication of Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Cancer Fighters Thrive, a publication of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, highlighted TreatmentDiaries.com as an ideal resource for patients and caregivers for ongoing support when faced with a chronic illness. As anyone who has been on either side of that equation knows, there comes a time when the most-effective support comes from others who are going through the same thing. See page 39 for the more info.

Nominated by the readers of Fox Business: Fox awards Treatment Diaries the honor of “Small Business of the Day”

Tampa Bay Examiner - Treatment Diaries – a great resource for those living with and surviving breast cancer

The Caregivers Voice invites Treatment Diaries to provide a review of CaringBridge and the importance of both tools to patients, caregivers and family in navigating illness.

Tampa Bay Examiner - Treatment Diaries: free, anonymous, therapeutic way to deal with chronic illness.

Aids Response Effort, Inc. makes Treatment Diaries available to it's community.

Interview with "Friends Over Fifty" talk show

"Friends Over Fifty" - a talk show dedicated to topics affecting the over fifty crowd, including financial issues, healthcare issue, lifestyle issues and more. Learn how Treatment Diaries is a unique and valuable resource to many, including friends over fifty.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Cancer Matters Publication – Perspectives from those who live it every day

As oncologists, we encourage our patients to seek support wherever they can find it - family, friends, religious organizations, community groups... In the last decade or so, thanks to people like Amy Ohm, opportunities for support have begun to emerge on the Web.

Interview with Esteem Yourself E-Magazine

Esteem Yourself E-magazine is dedicated to serving All Women; with a passion for helping and empowering woman in their growth to becoming better individuals. Listen to their interview with the Founder and President of Treatment Diaries, Amy Ohm.

Treatment Diaries Announces an Expanded Market Opportunity Through an Alliance with Blue Ridge Hospice, Working Together to Provide Additional Resources to the Community

ABC Special Report: Treatment Diaries and the American Cancer Society

ABC recently interviewed Treatment Diaries Founder, Amy Ohm and Lynda Loges of the American Cancer Society. This special report highlights Amy’s decision, following her battle with skin cancer, to pass on the message of hope to those fighting every day.

The Golden Years Magazine - A Unique Online Resource Provides the Benefits of Social Networking for Baby Boomers, Seniors and their Caregivers living with an Illness

The Golden Years Magazine is the greatest 55+ Magazine in Southern California with a mission to provide people 55 and older with better information and content to bridge the healthcare system, diversity on services and products along with benefits.

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Seize The Days Interview - Celebrating The Ways Cancer Patients Add Life to Their Days

Interview with our founder, Amy Ohm conducted by Dr. Evan Lipson who is Chief Fellow in Medical Oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Lipson founded SeizeTheDays.org which aims to celebrate and share the unique and meaningful ways that cancer patients add life to their days by documenting, presenting and preserving stories from patients, family members, friends and caretakers.

TreatmentDiaries Live Radio Interview with GetFitNow.com

Amy Ohm from TreatmentDiaries.com visits to discuss chronic illness and how her service works to help support those living with chronic illness. Whether you have an illness or are supporting someone with one, Treatment Diaries will give you hope that you are not alone and can get better.

Press Release: TreatmentDiaries.com and Jim Stutzman Chevrolet-Cadillac Join Forces to Raise Awareness and Funds for the March of Dimes

Inland Empire Family

Being sympathetic to a patient with a chronic disease can only go so far. The ability to talk to another who truly understands is an important part of the healing process.

The Patient Experience

The Patient Experience is a set of discussion forums where patients connect, express their views and share valuable experiences on the subjects of medicine and healthcare. Read more about Treatment Diaries and visit the Patient Experience site.

Leaving a lasting impression...

TreatmentDiaries is Leaving a Lasting Impression with Those Touched by Chronic Illnesses -- Connecting Those in Need Through Diaries and Treatments.

TreatmentDiaries featured on Health and Happiness Web Magazine

Cancer leaves a lasting mark on an individual, even for those who live with the promise of survival. The unfortunate reality is rooted in coping with the thought of it returning, which often causes depression and anxiety. This inspired Amy Ohm to create an online community known as TreatmentDiaries.com, to support people living with any type of chronic illness along with those who care and advocate for them.

Featured on the WHAG-TV - VA Woman Creates Online Outlet For Those Battling Illness

It doesn't diagnose, or provide any treatment, but it is a place that visitors come to heal. After Surviving cancer, Amy Ohm, went on to co-found TreatmentDiaries.com, an interactive online community allowing users to share and connect with others suffering from illness.

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Co-Founder Amy Ohm interviewed live on Fox5 DC morning news.

FOXBusiness: Small Business News "Determined" series on TreatmentDiaries.com

Cancer didn’t leave Amy Ohm bitter or angry, but instead just the opposite. “The fact that I survived cancer made me want to help others,” said Ohm, co-founder of TreatmentDiaries.com, a new online community for people living with chronic illnesses and those who care and advocate for them.

The Unemployedmom.com blogs about TreatmentDiaries.com

Winchester, VA native – Unemployedmom.com is still connected with the one of the founding moms - Megan Setzer from Mended Little Hearts of Winchester. Megan uses Treatment Diaries and has found the oldest living person with her son’s heart condition! How exciting and amazing!

How to connect, share and inspire - The benefits of networking for seniors

Published by the Guide to Retirement Living and one of twenty-five “how to” articles published in the Winter 2010/11 issue. Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook , operated by Greater Washington Publishing Inc.; a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post, provides individuals, families, and professionals with the most comprehensive listing of every retirement community, assisted living, nursing and rehab center and home care option in the DC, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland.

LifeMatters USA, Inc.establishes partnership with TreatmentDiaries.com

Lifematters USA signs on with TreatmentDiaries.com and is now the official condition page sponsor for twelve of the over 1,100 conditions available on Treatment Diaries. LifeMatters employs home-care nurses and nonmedical home caregivers in the Washington, D.C. area and was recently named No. 65 on Inc. Magazine’s 2009 List of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the country and No. 4 on their Health Industry list.

Valley Health - Winchester Medical Center, VA

TreatmentDiaries.com is now accessible as a resource option for patients and families, when using the GetWellNetwork, from the hospital interactive patient care portal within the Winchester Medical Center. Patients can now establish a connection with someone who shares their condition and begin to journal their experience, concerns, fears, etc. and to connect with those on a similar journey, prior to leaving the hospital. The Treatment Diaries resource is also available to them when they return home, where they even can continue to receive support for as long as they are in need

Treatment Diaries - Presenting at VADHSA Fall Conference
(Virginia Adult Day Health Services Association)

Treatment Diaries - A great resource for caregivers...

Are you a caregiver? Perhaps you are part of the sandwich generation and you're caring for an elderly parent suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. Or perhaps you're caregiver for a spouse, sibling, or friend. If you're weary, need a break, need to de-stress or just get some encouragement, Joan keeps a blog and has provided an endorsement for benefits of using Treatment Diaries on her site – check it out!

Treatment Diaries Featured on "Coping with Caregiving" Radio Show

To listen to the archive, scroll to segment 4. For assistance with Internet radio, please see here.

The host of the popular eight-year old program, Jacqueline Marcell, took care of her parents who had Alzheimer’s which went undiagnosed for over a year, compelling her to dedicate her life to eldercare awareness and reform. She is an international speaker and author of the best-selling book Elder Rage.

TreatmentDiaries.com Awareness Day - Retirement Living Sourcebook

On October 27th we are welcoming all those interested in learning more about TreatmentDiaries.com, to log on and create an account.

This event is FREE

TreatmentDiaries.com is a unique online resource, providing REAL information exchange between people with like chronic illnesses. This virtual support group is always available, offering a safe and private place to share coping strategies, exchange information and explore the importance of engaging in behaviors and activities which promote health and self management of chronic conditions.

Agency Listing with the Senior Navigator

SeniorNavigator is a national model for aging and disability resources. By combining online assistance with a network of volunteers, SeniorNavigator brings over 22,000 health and community support resources to seniors, caregivers, adults with disabilities and their families. SeniorNavigator is a public/private partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Department for the Aging, local governments, and hundreds of private sector partners. SeniorNavigator—where community and technology come together.

Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer & TreatmentDiaries.com

Breast cancer survivor, whose blog attracts over 300,000 visitors, writes about the importance of keeping a diary and the benefits of TreatmentDiaries.com to those in need of support.