March 2021.
A multiple sclerosis diagnosis is life-changing for patients as well as for their family members and caregivers. A sea of medical documents, endless lifestyle changes and, perhaps most difficult, coping with new physical limitations, can change your very sense of self.
One fast-growing, free and anonymous mobile app, BelongMS, has centralized all the various tools for managing and navigating MS. It empowers, educates, and lightens the burden for people whose lives have been touched by MS and aims to be the world’s largest social and professional network for people living with MS.
“Our mission,” explained Eliran Malki, Co-Founder and CEO of Belong.life, “is to improve the quality of life and quality of care for people living with chronic disease. We create and operate patient engagement and navigation apps for patient communities worldwide. After creating the world’s largest social network and navigation app for people living with cancer, we broadened our impact by offering additional platforms for other conditions. BelongMS is one of our fastest growing apps due to its unique value and personalized approach that offers many features in an easy to access one-stop-shop.”
BelongMS provides direct chat with world-renowned professional experts, an attentive and supportive patient community, personalized content and updates, treatment navigation tools that provide tips and reminders, premium services for advocacy organizations, providers and more.
Connecting Patients
“Sometimes it’s tough to handle MS, even when you’ve found a good rhythm,” said Caroline Craven, Certified Life Coach and MS Advocate. Craven founded the Girl with MS website and has a group of the same name on BelongMS.
“Connections with yourself and others are the key to not just surviving, but thriving,” Craven continued. “BelongMS helps people make those connections and share their personal experiences in coping with the daily challenges and many facets of the MS journey. It can fundamentally change how patients take control of their self-care and make them part of a large community.”
There are dozens of groups on the BelongMS app, covering topics like the neurological impact of MS, sexuality, physical activity, maintaining a career and more. Users receive group suggestions based on the specifics of their condition and indicated interests.
