# April 2014 Community Newsletter **URL:** \ **Category:** Blog\ **Created:** [April 28, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/april-2014-community-newsletter/1848 "2014-04-28T02:40:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ben\_Munoz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/ben_munoz/32/1_2.png) [@Ben\_Munoz](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Ben_Munoz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/april-2014-community-newsletter/1848/1 "2014-04-28T02:40:06Z")
Greetings from Ben’s Friends, your online patient support communities builder! **Welcome New Members!** Thank you for signing up! We assure you that you have chosen not just a community of well-wishers but a real family who cares for your genuine welfare. Make yourself at home and start exploring our site. Feel free to browse pages of members and find pictures and stories that are reflective of your own experiences. Throw in some of your pictures and don't forget to share your own stories, too! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **IN THIS ISSUE** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **CMT COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS** [Featured Content](#content) [Featured Member](#member) [Picture of the Month](#picture) [Community Stat](#stat) **BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH** [Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights](#bf) [April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease ](#awareness) [The Big C Competition](#bigc) **CMT COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Featured Content: How well do you sleep?** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK describes how she sleeps and how her doctor responded to her condition, maybe you could share your sleep stories on [her discussion post](http://www.charcotmarietoothsupport.org/forum/topics/how-well-do-you-sleep). [Back to Top](#top) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Featured Member: tga** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Passionate about being healthy and staying balanced, tga shares her story on [her profile page](http://www.charcotmarietoothsupport.org/profile/tga). Get to know more about her and maybe leave a comment on her page. [Back to Top](#top) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Picture of the Month** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [![]()](http://www.avmsurvivors.org/photo/img-372704268052679) Be inspired from our AVM Community member, britt.denson on her photo on never backing down even when you feel like giving up. Thanks for sharing Britt! ------------------------------------------------------------------ [Back to Top](#top) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Community Stat:** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Members as of April 1, 2014 : 275 [Back to Top](#top) **BEN'S FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Ben’s Friends Communities Highlights** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March brought us new peaks across all our communities! Check out the numbers below. - 40,787 members - 36 communities - 98,047 unique visitors - 670,529 page views [Back to Top](#top) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **April is Awareness Month for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Fabry Disease and Crohn’s Disease** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join our friends and family from [SjogrensSyndromeSupport.org](http://www.sjogrenssyndromesupport.org/),[LifeWithFabry.org](http://lifewithfabry.org/) and [CrohnsDiseaseN.com](http://www.crohnsdiseasesn.com/) in observing Awareness Month for their respective conditions in April. [Back to Top](#top) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **The Big C Competition** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a great idea for a product or service that might help cancer patients? Livestrong.org is hosting The Big C Competition and is looking for innovations to help people facing cancer. Great exposure, prizes, and more await participants. Go to [Livestrong.org’s website](http://www.bigc.livestrong.org/#/home) to learn more or join. Deadline is May 15, 2014. [Back to Top](#top)