Facebook Diagnosis Saves Boy's Life
Facebook photos helped in the diagnosis of a young boy's rare medical condition, saving his life.
We love seeing stories about Facebook helping save lives, and the latest such example is no exception.
Deborah Copaken Kogan chronicled on Slate how, through a series of photos the increasingly concerned mother posted (of her son’s eyes swollen shut, his chin and cheeks ballooned beyond recognition, his fever ever rising), her son’s rare condition was diagnosed — and he received the emergency medical care that saved his young life.
So, Kogan’s virtual friends looked at her posted photos, and commented on them.
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