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IN THIS ISSUE
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Myositis Support COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights
April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease
Myositis Support COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
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Featured Content: Interesting article
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Check out an interesting article shared by suzedablooze on how diet can affect Myositis!
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Featured Member: Nichole Smith
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A mom of two, Nichole Smith continues to cope with her condition despite all the hardships. Check out more of her story on her profile page!
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Picture of the Month
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Be inspired from our AVM Community member, britt.denson on her photo on never backing down even when you feel like giving up. Thanks for sharing Britt!
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Community Stat:
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Number of Members as of April 1, 2014 : 207
BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
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Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights
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March brought us new peaks across all our communities! Check out the numbers below.
- 40,787 members
- 36 communities
- 98,047 unique visitors
- 670,529 page views
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April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease
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Join our friends and family from SjogrensSyndromeSupport.org,LifeWithFabry.org and CrohnsDiseaseN.com in observing Awareness Month for their respective conditions in April.
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The Big C Competition
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Have a great idea for a product or service that might help cancer patients? Livestrong.org is hosting The Big C Competition and is looking for innovations to help people facing cancer. Great exposure, prizes, and more await participants. Go to Livestrong.org’s website to learn more or join. Deadline is May 15, 2014.