The Journal of Participatory Medicine recently published a new commentary, “A Skydiver Jumps, and an Online Community Exults,” about the unexpected power of storytelling in a lung cancer support group. After sharing an uplifting story with her online group, Patricia Flowers is surprised to learn how it moved and inspired her fellow members.

This article came out on the same day as the e-Patients.net guest post by Dr. Neel Shah about the power of storytelling to help make healthcare more affordable.