AfterShock: Facing a Serious Diagnosis

The AfterShock: Facing a Serious Diagnosis is now available as a free download on Apple Store for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 3.1 MB to download. The new AfterShock: Facing a Serious Diagnosis app version 1.0.10 has been updated on 2014-05-28. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Bottom Line: For more information about AfterShock: Facing a Serious Diagnosis check developer Center for Advancing Health`s website : http://www.cfah.org/

This work is by the remarkable Jessie Grumman whose credentials are well reprinted on Wikipedia At 20 she was diagnosed with Hodgkin s lymphoma As was customary at the time she was treated with heavy doses of radiation which is now known to often lead to a succession of cancers later in life At 30 she developed cervical cancer and at 50 she developed colon cancer At 57 she was diagnosed with stomach cancer which she announced on the Center for Advancing Health s blog At 59 she was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer As president of the Center for Advancing Health Gruman drew on her own experience of treatment for five cancer diagnoses interviews with patients and caregivers surveys and peer reviewed research to describe and advocate for policies and practices to overcome the challenges people face in finding good care and getting the most from it The app itself is an accessible and useful version of her book AfterShock What to Do When the Doctor Gives You or Someone You Love a Devastating Diagnosis                     A standard for empowered patients pfraser

I wish this app had been available for my friends in recent years when they got news about cancer and other life changing conditions The advice is practical the app guides you through some immediate steps to get a handle on the situation which includes taking care of yourself during an very stressful period it s easy to find basic info that you want e g why get a 2nd opinion but also simple to skip over anything that s not relevant A great feature is that it interfaces with iCal and Contacts I like the notes feature which is a place to jot down things you want to remember Finally there s a handy page to record basic info insurance coverage physician emergency contacts allergies that every provider asks you for I will definitely recommend this to other people if they have the unfortunate need for it PS If you have trouble downloading the app make sure your iPhone settings specifically permit apps rated 17 Once I changed mine from 12 to 17 Settings General Restrictions Apps the app loaded immediately                 patient advocate MJ Cronin