Back in action

Well, it is almost impossible to believe that it has been more than a year since my last posting. The reasons are many and varied and I will go into them here. Basically, there were too many major life events occuring simultaneously that made it impossible for me to even work on anything MedFriendly related. This included having a 2 children within 14 months of each other, moving to a new house, and starting a brand new job. On top of that, emails were flooding into MedFriendly requesting medical information and link exchanges. Many times, I would do extensive research for people and not even get a thank you. It all became too overwhelming. It was sad because I love working on this website and decided to take a year off to reflect on how I would manage things in the future.

One of the 1st things I realized is that I had to cut down on the email volume. Thus, if people want links to MedFriendly or want medical information, there would be an associated fee. For example, see our Ask MedFriendly and link submission sections. So far, this has worked wonders, people are paying for the service, and all sides are happy. Next, I decided to continue to update the site and bring some new, fresh ideas into the mix. One new idea is finding a way to explain medical information related to contemporary issues, such as the death of the Crodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. What medical dictionary has an entry for Steve Irwin on it? I'd venture to say only MedFriendly does. For MedFriendly to grow, it needs to become more than just a dictionary. It will always need to have a medical theme, but there are so many different ways this can be done.

The last thing I needed to work on is what to do with this blog. That's where you all come in. I need some feedback. What do you want to hear me talk about? What would you find helpful? I want to see some interaction and discussion. I can't promise a blog entry every day, but I'll do my best to make sure there are no more significant lapses.