How social media is connecting people living with illness

How social media is connecting people living with illness - Health - ABC News

"Three years after she was diagnosed with endometriosis, Marissa Brennan turned to Facebook for support.

"When it comes to endometriosis, there's a lot of people that think they understand or think it's only a 'small' disease that affects you a couple of days a month," she said.

"But day-to-day coping can actually be really difficult."

What started out as a search for more information, led Marissa to an online support group of Australian women living with endometriosis."

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