Inspire CEO Brian Loew offers insight into how patients and caregivers in the Inspire community gather and share information and support.

1. Patient
experience:
The
first
billion
words
@brianloew

2. Patients aren’t patient

3. Medical treatment
“I am looking to
make contact with
people who have the
ALK gene and are
taking Crizotinib,
(Xalkori) (PF-1066).
I'm also looking to
hear about the Ariad
Drug, AP26113 and
LDK/378”

4. Practical advice from someone who understands
Michael, living with ALS

5. Friendship
“9th Annual
Ovarian
Survivors
Weekend in Fort
Lauderdale,
Florida. A time to
have fun with
your ovarian
"sisters."

6. Death
“I wish I could thank
every one of you who
inspired my Mom,
made her laugh, made
her cry and made her
keep fighting until the
end…Ovarian Cancer
really sucks. All of you
touched my Mom and
helped her find a teal
sisterhood.”

7. Celebration
“My husband
Gary is getting
new lungs right
now!! We are so
thankful for the
gift of life.”

8. Controversy
“Why make it even
more difficult for us?
I'm sorry, but it
makes me feel as if I
am being punished
for once being a
smoker!…Lung
cancer is lung
cancer…Let’s just find
a cure for lung cancer
for all of us together!”

9. Marriage
“Penny and I
found love on a
cancer web site
and that love is
what is keeping us
both committed to
battling lung
cancer and living
strong."

10. Anxiety
“Very worried for
my dad’s MRI
tomorrow…the
tumor started to
progress
minimally and
chemo was
changed 2 months
ago…I just want
my dad back.”

11. Disappointment and sadness
“My husband and
I have been trying
to get pregnant
for 8 years. We
have had 7
miscarriages and
one still birth. We
lost twins in June
of this year.”

12. Birth
“As I sit here about
to write this, I am
just in awe that I
have made it this
far. After a year of
IVF treatments, our
5th IUI resulted in
the delivery of two
precious Little
Ones…the best sight
EVER!”

13. Farewell
“I made friendships
stronger with some
of you than I have
flesh and blood
acquaintances..I
love you all and
want to thank you
for all our years
together. Follow
your heart and keep
looking up.”

14. Inspiration
“October will be 10
years since I heard
those words you have
cancer…I have a
daughter getting
married in 2 weeks
something I didn't
think I would see 10
years ago. Life is
good...hope this helps
those going forward.”

15. Hope
Michael, living with ALS