CHANGES TO YANA - YOUR ARE NOT ALONE NOW

[Guest guest]

As the number of men sharing their stories on my

site (YANA - You Are Not Alone Now www.yananow.org ) kept growing to over one

thousand, I knew there had to be a better way of handling the task of

uploading and updating these. I didn’t know how to do it so I put out a

call for help and the men who responded are acknowledge here www.yananow.org/aboutus.shtml#YANA-3

Mark Freedkin took charge of the project and put in

countless hours to achieve the objectives. In this he was assisted primarily by

sen who also put in many hours and had some excellent ideas. Other

men helped as and when they were asked to do so. The outcome of the project

will make a big difference to the men who follow us in finding information that

is helpful to them.

The first and, we think, most useful change is that

the new data base is searchable by a number of criteria. This will help newly

diagnosed men in particular get close matches with their own diagnosis to see

what other men – and why, and what the outcome was. The new index is at

Survivors Stories http://www.yananow.org/query_stories.php

Please note that if you have contributed your story and bookmarked the URL

address, this will have changed. Look for your story in the new index, click on

it and that is your new address to be bookmarked. The old version of your story

will be taken down during the week and will no longer be accessible after that.

The second aspect of the current changes is that

the input forms for new stories and for Updates have changed. Any information

entered will go directly into the data base and, after moderation, will be

posted permanently. We are aiming to make updates posted immediately once we

have dealt with security issues. If you have not put your story on the site go

along to http://www.yananow.org/JoinUsForm.php

Those of you who have already shared your

experiences but who have not updated your story, should do so now by going

along to http://www.yananow.org/UpdateYourStoryForm.php.

It is SO important to update your experience at least every 12 months so that

newly diagnosed men get a clear idea of likely outcomes over time.

There will be more improvements on the site when we

recover our breath.

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html