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January 05, 2009
Web of caring: Hospitalized, JDS student takes life online
by Adam Kredo
Staff Writer, Washington Jewish Week
After major surgery, most 9-year-olds would merely take it easy. But not Elan Arnowitz: From the comfort of his Baltimore hospital bed, this youngster has decided "to go public."
A fourth-grader at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Elan has Perthes disease, a degenerative hip condition that causes immobility and leg pain. The only fix was a major form of hip surgery that took place at Baltimore's Sinai Hospital. Though successful, the operation has had the Rockville youngster confined to a hospital bed since the start of November.
"Not many kids my age have been through what I've been through," Elan said, referring not to his condition, but rather to his family's decision to take his story and life online in the form of multiple Web sites, blogs and Internet forums.
After nearly two months of nonstop posting and updating to his site, Elan has become an Internet superstar of sorts, receiving nods from not only family members, but various celebrities and sports heroes as well.
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Çàâòðà ðàçîøëþ ññûëêó âñåì ñîòðóäíèêàì, òóò ïðèêîëüíî
Posted by: USJerry | January 5, 2009 02:10 AM
Вот странно: все пишут в блогах на такие разные темы, а о любви и чувствах к близким так мало. Такое впечатление, что в сети все стали такими безчувственными :(
Posted by: incuffdum | January 5, 2009 03:58 AM
Ñïàñèáî, ìíîãî ïîëåçíîãî ïî÷åðïíóë.
Posted by: nupfoonfunc | January 6, 2009 03:08 AM
à â Èñïàíèè âçðûâû çâó÷àò… òåððîðèñòû è äî åâðîïû äîáðàëèñü…
Posted by: nupfoonfunc | January 6, 2009 07:17 AM
а вот вопросик можно? У вас время после поста указано. Это московское? Просто есть блог с очень похожим постом... расхождение во времени пару часов... Заранее спасибо!
Posted by: Furrireernige | January 10, 2009 03:46 AM
Где то я это уже видела
Posted by: foppigmacap | January 10, 2009 11:17 AM
Вы сами это придумали? Если да, то неплохо получилось:)
Posted by: WrowTrupero | January 11, 2009 03:35 AM
Отличный пост – слов нет. Спасибо.
Posted by: Ordilurry | January 12, 2009 04:13 AM
Как вам идея выпустить электронный сборник по вашему блогу? Например, все полезные статьи закинуть в pdf и предоставлять возможность скачивать и читать в офлайне?! Я бы воспользовалась!
Posted by: Exhalesse | January 13, 2009 05:31 PM
