I recieved the following via email. I checked it out and it seems like a nice, legitmate service, although I’m not sure how useful it would be to many of us.

I wanted to write and see if you’d like to offer a free service called CarePages to your membership. CarePages are free, secure, personal Websites that people living with illness can create to stay in touch with their loved ones and take control of they way they talk about their situation.  The benefits of a CarePage for users include:

• CarePages create a “virtual meeting place” - a website where everyone concerned can go to get updates and view pictures.
• CarePages reduce phone calls and repetitive conversations by sending automatic email updates that keep everyone informed.
• The CarePage message board delivers support and encouragement to the family and also builds community.
• CarePages help families share their emotions with loved ones through journal-like entries. During stressful times, writing can be an easier form of expression.

CarePages has nearly a million registered users, and is offered by more than 450 organizations including hospitals, support groups, research organizations, and nursing homes.  They include the Mayo Clinic, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, Gilda’s Club, the American Cancer Society, all top 10 Children’s Hospitals, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and many others.