After a stroke in 2005 left him almost completely paralyzed, Tony Nicklinson has been fighting for the right to end his life. Now he's taking that fight to social media.
I am ending my blog for now with Tony. Thinking about how social media has impacted Healthcare, take a step back- how has social media effected your healthcare. How can you use social media to communicate about your health, do you? This article speaks to a man by the name of Tony. He has Locked-In Syndrome; and placed his fight of promoting his wishes to have the “right to die”to be approved via social media. Tony had suffered a stroke while on vacation, while doctors were able to save his life, the event left him completely paralyzed. Tony is only able to communicate thru small head movements and blinking his eyes. He was able with the use of a specially designed computer, to be able to use social media to engage in debates over his healthcare wishes. After his first tweet he quickly gained over 14,000 followers. This is 14,000 followers that will now have knowledge of his condition. That is powerful use of how Healthcare and social media are combining as we move into the future. I wonder how many of those 14,000 followers were medical professionals, celebrities, just the average Joe- but honestly does it matter? We are all on social media together- can we use social media going into the future to enhance our healthcare? I feel like there is a huge potential for us to all come together. Doctors helping doctors. Doctors and nurses helping each other. Medical professionals helping patients. Neighbors helping neighbors, spread across the globe as one human race.



















