Who are we?

Inspire was created in 2005 by a group of friends. We were each dealing with important medical issues in our families, and we found that while the Internet was a useful source for authoritative medical information, it was not a safe, welcoming place for us to find support.

We created Inspire to change all that. We envisioned an online health community where we as patients, caregivers, family and friends could support one another, and where we could do so in a safe, secure, privacy-protected environment.

We are all mission-driven, and our work is dedicated to building the best online health communities possible. Like our community members, all of us have faced health challenges of our own - and we know from personal experience how valuable the support and encouragement of others can be.

We're a highly collaborative organization, and our tagline, 'Together We're Better', is at the heart of what we do. The support and encouragement our community members offer one another is an inspiration to us all.

Testimonials

Families often say to us, especially those with rare or genetic disorders, that they want to be able to talk to other families who walk the walk—they want to share that valuable connection. They can do this with Inspire's online community platform. - Kathy Russell, Executive Director, The Children's Inn at NIH

I am so encouraged by the upbeat fighting attitudes of the members here and with your loving concern for each other. - Member, Lung Cancer Alliance Survivors Support Community

I read the blogs and my heart goes out to each and everyone who has been or going through this as a patient or as a caregiver. I wish this site would have been here while my brother was alive. - Member, ALS Advocacy Support Community

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