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Vimo Award Vimo Awards Recognize Brave Kids as one of the Nation's Top Diabetes-Related Social Networking Sites and Support Groups on the Web http://www.vimo.com. This award is reserved for select health web sites that exhibit exceptional web design, reliable and quality health information on disease and disorder topics, and patient accessibility and support. HealingWell.com is a leading community and information resource web site for patients, caregivers, and family coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness. They offer health resources and interactive tools that enable patient's to take control of their illness and start the healing process.
 

Health On the Net Foundation HONcode certification We follow the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct for medical and health Web sites. This organization addresses one of Internet's main healthcare issues: the reliability and credibility of information. The HONcode is not an award system, nor does it intend to rate the quality of the information provided by a Web site. It only defines a set of rules to hold Web site developers to basic ethical standards in the presentation of information, and to help make sure readers always know the source and the purpose of the data they are reading. You may verify this information here.
 
Healing Well award We have recently been honored with the highly regarded "Editor's Choice Award" from HealingWell.com. This award is reserved for select health web sites that exhibit exceptional web design, reliable and quality health information on disease and disorder topics, and patient accessibility and support. HealingWell.com is a leading community and information resource web site for patients, caregivers, and family coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness. They offer health resources and interactive tools that enable patient's to take control of their illness and start the healing process.
 

Letters to Brave Kids

Giovanna Spinella, M.D.  is a Pediatric Neurologist at the National Institute of Health in Rockville, Maryland.

Brave Kids provides a positive, compassionate alliance to children and parents who each day face severe debilitating illness and keep going. Each program sponsored by Brave Kids, whether it is the free computers for ill children, or the web site information and links to the vast number of available resources and chat rooms, has the special quality of understanding, support, and appreciation for the brave children and families who meet the challenge of life under such difficult conditions. 

Hooray for Brave Kids!

Best Regards,

Giovanna Spinella, M.D.
Program director, NINDS, National Institute of Health

 
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Kira Ciupek (mother of Joy) wrote the following note after Joy received a computer through the Brave Kids Computer Donation Program.

Dear Brave Kids,

When Joy was hospitalized at UCSF for 9 days in February, I was fortunate to find the Brave Kids Resource Room down the hall.

Sometimes, while Joy received treatments or watched TV in her room, I would take a few minutes to search the bookshelves and explore Brave Kids web site. I was so encouraged to find an organization dedicated to helping families of chronically ill or disabled children!

Since then, we have received a computer from Brave Kids, and our family has been enjoying the opportunity to communicate with friends by e-mail, and check out Brave Kids web site!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are a blessing to many families in the Bay area. You are a voice, and a forum for us. Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,
Kira Ciupek

 

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