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1-1 pairings to help cope with Celiac

celiacSon12

By celiacSon12
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celiacSon12
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Hi everyone! I am a graduate student at the University of California San Francisco and am building an app that would help connect people with various chronic illnesses. The idea is that individuals can make a profile with there interests and background and look through different profiles to find someone in a similar situation to chat with (over phone or zoom). The idea is similar to that of modern data apps but with a focus on building friendships with those dealing with similar illnesses to help cope.  I grew up with a  mother with Celiac at a time when finding gluten free options was extremely difficult and so this community is near and dear to my heart. Does this seem like something that would be helpful to you? If so reach out to me with feedback! I am also looking for people to test out our app in the near future so let me know if you would be interested!

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cristiana Veteran
cristiana
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Hi celiacson2 and welcome to the forum.

I'm a bit of a technophobe - this forum is about as technical as I get - but I realise I'm being left behind and need to do something about it!  But what you describe sounds very interesting.    I hope others will chime in soon - but my question is, could you run this on a computer or is it just for smartphones? 

Cristiana

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celiacSon12
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44 minutes ago, cristiana said:

Hi celiacson2 and welcome to the forum.

I'm a bit of a technophobe - this forum is about as technical as I get - but I realise I'm being left behind and need to do something about it!  But what you describe sounds very interesting.    I hope others will chime in soon - but my question is, could you run this on a computer or is it just for smartphones? 

Cristiana

Hi Cristiana, thanks for your reply! We hope to have both a website for computers and a smartphone app where people can connect. We are still early in development so definitely open to suggestions, but don't want to leave anyone behind who might not have a smartphone.

cristiana Veteran
cristiana
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I think that would be valuable to have both options.

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562celiac Newbie
562celiac
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Hi! I'm interested in this!

cristiana Veteran
cristiana
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2 hours ago, 562celiac said:

Hi! I'm interested in this!

I hope the original poster will see this, it will be quite an encouragement to get some positive feedback.

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