Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/technology/25disable.html?pagewanted=print
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/technology/25disable.html?pagewanted=print
"A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline."