GoutPal Back From The Dead?

by KeithTaylor Comment Closed
Rumors of my demise are exaggerated. Not only am I still alive and kicking, but I've resurrected this blog. There's hope for a bright future on a new server. Thanks to all who've helped with this - I'll write more soon. In the meantime, there are a few bugs that have crept in during moving this site. They may also affect links on GoutPal.com. If you spot anything, please let me know. Also, please let me know what is most important to you. I always give priority to your needs. This is no longer applicable, as the gout support service has changed. Please see Gout Support Service Improvements Debate regarding improvements to gout forums or any other aspect of using my gout websites....
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What Next For GoutPal.com?

by KeithTaylor Comment Closed
I am constantly on the lookout for new information to add to GoutPal.com. I also like to improve the way the information is presented wherever I can to make it easier for you to find the gout information that you need. I have recently started to add discussion topics here to talk about issues raised by specific pages. This page is for discussing topics that are missing from GoutPal.com, or for suggesting improvements to layouts and features. As new suggestions are made here, I will add them to the GoutPal Improvement Poll, and you can vote for the improvements that are important to you. Each improvement is presented as an answer, and you simply vote up those that you want to see. Very rarely, you may see an improvement that you really think is a bad idea. You can vote this down, but it would be nice if you could also add a comment here to say why you think it is a...
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Splitting GoutPal In Two

by KeithTaylor Comment Closed
GoutPal Interactive is a terrific resource for gout sufferers. You can ask about your gout. You can get help from fellow gout sufferers who understand what you are going through. You can discuss gouty arthritis and all matters that relate to it. You can help me improve the main gout website. Almost all this is provided in the gout forum, with some extras in this gout blog. Unfortunately, the software that runs the gout forum is complicated - hard to manage and resource hungry. There have been some terrific discussions in the forum, and thousands of people have got good answers to their gouty questions. Unfortunately, some questions never get answered properly because the discussions grow through many topics. Some questions never get asked because the complexity drives prospective contributors away. My answer to these problems is to split the site between questions and discussions. You can ask your questions, and contribute to the answers in the Gout Question and Answer Section. You can discuss any and...
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GoutPal On The Mend

by KeithTaylor Comment Closed
My daughter posted about my broken back in the forum but my access in hospital is limited, so I will update here. These limitations are keeping me out of Facebook, but this should get autoposted. Thanks to zip2play's "atheist prayers" and many other people's powerful healing thoughts, I'm here with an update. Sunday. Railing at the top of stairs failed. Apparently, the concrete below is 11 feet, and ,of course, half my height, to give a 14 foot fall, that, thankfully, I don't remember. Local Intensive Care Unit (ICU - What's the USA equivalent?) worked on me through the night. As I've said, my editing features are limited, but I've found a picture that almost shows the situation. [June update: with editing features now available, I've improved the presentation of this photograph. I've also recovered my sense of direction.] Our flat is on the right left, above the newsagent. At the end of the wall that surrounds our balcony, you can just see...
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