Age - How old are you?
38
When did you start your site?
Year 2000
Marital Status?
Partner
Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
Off Sick
Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this site?
I am a Reba Mcentire fan and love to read mystery stories.
Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Why did you start writing your Web site?
To help other women and their families living with cancer.
Why do you write a site about you?
To share my journey and lend support to others.
Do you communicate with readers of your site?
Yes, I receive many emails.
How much email feedback do you receive from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
I get lots of email and all positive.
Have you met any new friends because of the site?
Yes, I have met lots of new friends though my site.
Has your motivation changed over time?
No, I still feel the same way as when I started the site. That there is not enough information on this cancer on the net.
How has it changed your life?
It has given me a purpose while I am sick.
Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?
Oh yes. No, no negative feelings.
How has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
It has helped many women just diagnosed with cancer who are very scared.
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
Nothing!
Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?
Oh yes. No, no negative feelings.
How has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
It has helped many women just diagnosed with cancer who are very scared.
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
Nothing!
What are your favorite things on your site?
My favoriye section is the Pain Management section.
http://www.annescancer.ca/pain.html
When looking at other people's Web sites what do you look for as a viewer?
Lots of content.
What is "one word" that would describe your site?
Warm
Because of your site do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
No
How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
Get help on the internet. There are many people out there willing to help you.
Why do you think people are interested in you and what you have to say?
Unfortunately they have cancer so they don't have much choice.
What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of "why write a Web site")?
I write from the heart because when I went through cancer I know what it was like.