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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 10h

Care that focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life is what makes us human. Our community members discuss the small but profound things that matter most: managing pain, finding joy in daily rituals, and having honest conversations with loved ones.

#WorldHospiceAndPalliativeCareDay

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 1d

Watch this short video to learn more about why we wanted to team up with MyChild'sCancer, an incredible organization that helps parents to turn heartbreak into hope: https://ow.ly/BK6v50X5EfZ

Join the community here: https://ow.ly/X0oh50X5Eg3

#MyChildsCancer #SmartPatients #PediatricCancer

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 2d

If you have metastatic breast cancer, life is a mix of courage, uncertainty, & moments that still matter deeply.

Smart Patients members remind us that awareness is about people navigating real conversations about treatment, fear, and resilience.

#MetastaticBreastCancerAwarenessDay #SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 3d

Today is Know Your Lemons Day!

Here’s a simple reminder: know your body, its signs, and when to act. The “lemons” message teaches awareness of breast health and seeing changes early can save lives.

#KnowYourLemonsDay #BreastHealth #SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 5d

At Smart Patients, every new connection matters. You’re part of a community that believes no one should face illness alone.

Welcome to a place where stories are shared, questions are answered, and strength grows together.

www.smartpatients.com

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 6d

I am listening to the whispers my body tried to hide.
I am more than the silence liver cancer tried to keep me in.

Read our I Am...More than Liver Cancer: https://ow.ly/ioGs50X72Z8

Thanks to https://ow.ly/Qoqn50X72Z7 for ongoing support to liver research!

#IAmSeries #LiverCancerAwareness

Liver Central - Reinventing Liver Cancer Education

Welcome to Liver Central, The Global Liver Institute hub for research and care resources.

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 6d

We know you are all heroes for asking tough questions, working through the struggles and uncertainty, and showing up in hospital rooms or on late-night message boards.

Yesterday was #NationalHeroDay. We admire your capes, bravery and resilience as a Smart Patients is a hero.

#SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 8d

We’re proud to continue celebrating our partnership with https://ow.ly/4t6T50X3Ouu ! No one should face serious illness without access to treatment options. If medicine exists, but a patient can’t access it, is that really progress?
https://ow.ly/k5rL50X3Ous

#EveryoneOrg #SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 9d

We are looking forward to doing more to support caregivers and families with the resources and community they need together to manage pediatric cancer with our new partner!

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 9d

Today is Child Health Day! No better way to honor it than by launching our partnership with MyChild’sCancer, an organization dedicated to making lifesaving information on childhood cancers available to parents and doctors.

Please join us: https://ow.ly/qGjW50X3W3b
#MyChild'sCancer #SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 11d

Liver cancer creeps in with aches, fatigue, dizziness; symptoms that don't feel urgent until the pattern made sense.

Read the latest in our I Am series and see why you are never just a number: https://ow.ly/ezrz50X4Ee2

#IAmSeries #OctoberIs4Livers #SmartPatients

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 12d

Recovery doesn’t end when you leave the hospital. The real work begins when you have to rebuild strength, mobility, and confidence in daily life.

At Smart Patients, we remind each other that recovery is physical, emotional, and deeply personal.
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#SmartPatients #RehabMatters

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks to our partners who worked tirelessly to build ovarian cancer awareness: Below The Belt Women's Cancer Outreach, Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance - GOCA, NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative, Ovations ForThe Cure, St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness, & Women of Teal.
Read more: ow.ly/ZNZp50X3RAQ

What I Wish I Had Known About Ovarian Cancer — Smart Patients

This story is written in the first person, but it is not the story of one woman alone. It is a composite drawn from the voices of many Smart Patients members who have shared what they wish they had kn...

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 14d

Age is not just a number. In Japan, they dedicate a national holiday, Respect for the Aged Day (Keirō no Hi), to honor the experience and contributions of older adults.

What a beautiful idea to celebrate those who’ve come before us.

#InternationalDayOfOlderPersons #SmartPatients

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 15d

Support isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. That's why we are partnering with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to create 2 free, trusted online communities for people facing pancreatic cancer.

Press release with more details: pancan.org/press-releas...

#PanCAN #SmartPatients #PancreaticCancer

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 16d

We are proud to partner with Everyone.org, an organization dedicated to making medicines accessible to people around the world.

Treatment & community shouldn’t depend on where you live.

We invite you to learn more and join the conversation today: ow.ly/NMhv50X1EIo

#EveryoneOrg #SmartPatients

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you to one of our Smart Patients members for reminding us that it’s World FTD Awareness Week.

This is why awareness matters: when families and patients speak up, they drive visibility, accelerate research toward better diagnoses, treatments, and—someday—a cure.
#FTDAwareness #SmartPatients

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 20d

Truth: We don’t think about our lungs until they stop working the way they should.

Query: If every breath is precious, why do we wait until it’s hard to breathe to pay attention?

On World Lung Day, we salute our community and partners.

#WorldLungDay #SmartPatients #LCFA #LungCancerConnection

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 21d

Aging comes with all kinds of surprises. Laughter and support is needed. Thank you to all the caregivers and our partners, like Family Caregiver Alliance!

Read our story to find great resources: ow.ly/4h8g50X0aEa

Vacation? I Choose Home! — Smart Patients

For Alzheimer’s Awareness and Healthy Aging Month, Smart Patients is lifting the voices of caregivers. This story reflects the reality many face: vacations and outings often bring more stress than rel...

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 22d

We love building community with @pancan.bsky.social.

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 22d

Big news! We’re proud to announce a new partnership with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). Together, we’re launching a free, trusted online community for people facing pancreatic cancer to connect and learn, find hope and support.

Join today: ow.ly/4b8450WXGIV

#PanCAN #SmartPatients

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 23d

A big thank you to 1 of Us for helping us spread the word about Smart Patients at the Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5k Run! Events like these remind us of the power of community. Together, we build spaces for support, resilience, and hope.

Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 26d

On the outside, you might look fine. On the inside, you feel like your skeleton is crumbling. This Blood Cancer Awareness Month, our Smart Patients myeloma community is making the invisible visible. Their stories are raw, practical, and rooted in hope.

Read the full story: ow.ly/p9lV50WX9wm

Hope Grows Stronger When We Share It — Smart Patients

These words aren’t just one person’s alone - they’re stitched together from the stories, questions, and hard-won lessons shared by many people in the Smart Patients multiple myeloma community. What f...

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday was World Patient Safety Day. We revisited a powerful Smart Patients discussion and shared it as a story filled with resources, practical tips, and the voices of patients and caregivers.

No try outs necessary. Read & join the team: ow.ly/TCot50WYiGz

#WorldPatientSafetyDay #SmartPatients

When Patients Speak Up, Hospitals Get Safer — Smart Patients

From bedside notes to good catches, patients are helping make hospitals safer. Here’s what families can do to prevent medical errors.

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Smart Patients @smartpatients.bsky.social · 28d

When we talk about patient safety, it’s often about medical errors or treatment risks. But safety also means something deeply human, such as feeling safe enough to ask questions or having the clarity to know what’s true. At Smart Patients, safety comes from connection.

#WorldPatientSafetyDay