Comments on: Get Well Katie Swanberg; Social Networking Hurts http://www.homekitchengarden.com/home-kitchen-garden/get-well-katie-swanberg-social-networking-hurts Where you grow your own food for your table Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Katie Elzer-Peters http://www.homekitchengarden.com/home-kitchen-garden/get-well-katie-swanberg-social-networking-hurts/comment-page-1#comment-91 Katie Elzer-Peters Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:35:17 +0000 http://www.homekitchengarden.com/home-kitchen-garden/get-well-katie-swanberg-social-networking-hurts#comment-91 Hey Daniel, As the "other Katie" who benefits from your kindness and attention on twitter, I would have to say that Katie Swanberg's illness has affected me, too, more than I thought it would. I was in the middle of running around Naples with my family, when I saw Carri's facebook post. I had to sit down. Katie S. is so close to my age, and some of my experiences, and we'd chatted back and forth some, particularly while rabble-rousing after Garden Writers. I was so SO happy just to see how happy SHE was in the last few months, getting her life back to the way she wants it. It was so sad to read about her illness. I'd say that, in addition to the only good reason to AVOID social networking-that it can hurt, this situation shows a very concrete reason TO social network: that it HELPS. Perhaps I'm naive, but I do think that all of the well-wishes from Katie's tweeps, and blogging friends, from around the world and close to home are helping her and her family during this time. I'm a freelance writer, and my tweeps are the only thing that keeps me sane, some days, while I sit at home alone with my sleeping dog, typing. Nice post. And, nice, uh, beard. :) Let's hope Katie gets well soon so you can shave it! ;) Hey Daniel,
As the “other Katie” who benefits from your kindness and attention on twitter, I would have to say that Katie Swanberg’s illness has affected me, too, more than I thought it would.

I was in the middle of running around Naples with my family, when I saw Carri’s facebook post. I had to sit down.

Katie S. is so close to my age, and some of my experiences, and we’d chatted back and forth some, particularly while rabble-rousing after Garden Writers.

I was so SO happy just to see how happy SHE was in the last few months, getting her life back to the way she wants it. It was so sad to read about her illness.

I’d say that, in addition to the only good reason to AVOID social networking-that it can hurt, this situation shows a very concrete reason TO social network: that it HELPS. Perhaps I’m naive, but I do think that all of the well-wishes from Katie’s tweeps, and blogging friends, from around the world and close to home are helping her and her family during this time.

I’m a freelance writer, and my tweeps are the only thing that keeps me sane, some days, while I sit at home alone with my sleeping dog, typing.

Nice post. And, nice, uh, beard. :) Let’s hope Katie gets well soon so you can shave it! ;)

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