A Blog to Heal

Cancer affects millions of people each year. Chances are high that you know a family member, family friend or friend of a friend directly affected by the fatal disease. Fortunately, there is hope and plenty of supporters like CURE Magazine dedicated to dealing with patients and survivors alike.

According to the American Cancer Society website http://www.acs.org/, survivorship numbers continue to increase and media created to aid in healing are one of the many methods of help we can provide.

CURE Magazine, a quarterly magazine dedicated to dealing with cancer on a daily basis, is launching Heal, a magazine focused on cancer survivorship. It contains in-depth coverage of survivors and their life changing stories and personal testimonials. Heal is looking to establish an online community to help bring survivors together.

The concept of survivorship is often overlooked and a Heal blog is the perfect location for a place that survivors and family members alike can talk about cancer in a whole different way.

After recently losing my Grandma to lung cancer, I know that an essential for hope was for her to talk with others going through the same situation. Having a spot such as a blog, a place to hear and talk to "people like you," creates just that environment. To ensure success at Heal, the blog must be updated with current news and consist of bloggers who have cancer, are recovering from cancer or treat cancer.

The blog should also be a forum for discussion about inspiring stories of survivorship and hope. Readers of the blog should feel free to post their thoughts and ideas about life after cancer.

Blogs such as Glamour's Magazine, Life with Cancer, takes you through the journey of Glamour editor, Erin Zammett Rudy's struggle with Leukemia. (http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor). The Cancer Blog (http://www.thecancerblog.com) provides news, resources and personal perspectives from cancer survivors and those passionate about health topics regarding cancer.

Heal's blog should also contain a variety of sidebar topics such as links to the various types of cancer, age, treatment, prevention, causes of cancer, news related articles, survivor stories and commemorations. The diverse selection will keep the site interesting and help develop it as a place of comfort for all readers. 


For an uplifting perspective, the blog should be continually updated with members of the cancer community interested in sharing their stories and thoughts of inspiration. Links to positive and enriching sites such as vacation spots should be included as well.

To visit Heal magazine, go to www. Healtoday.com

Some Side Bar Possibilities:

http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/

American Cancer Society

http://www.cancer.gov/