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Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a business technology author and consultant who specializes in social media, online collaboration, and presentation technologies.
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Social Networking Success Story: I’m Too Young for This!
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Concert pianist and motivational speaker Matthew Zachary is founder/CEO of the
I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation, the nation’s largest advocacy, research, and support organization for survivors in their 20s and 30s. Matthew uses social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn extensively to spread the word about his organization and mission.
What prompted you to establish the I’m Too Young for This! foundation?
As a young adult survivor of pediatric brain cancer who was originally diagnosed in college, I remember the horrible feelings of isolation and anger for not being treated like a 21-year old with different needs than the 6 or 60 year olds sitting next to me. Issues like dating, sexuality, fertility, employment, nutrition… even basic psychological counseling were nowhere to be found. I was a piece of meat.
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