Site Founded by Web Designer Afflicted With Primary Addison’s Disease, Complete Adrenal Insufficiency
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 30, 2007 — Teleplexus, Inc., a Web-design and hosting firm, today announced the five-year anniversary of http://www.AddisonsDisease.net, an online source of information and support for people living with the disease that’s characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure and darkening of the skin.
The site is believed to be the largest single source of firsthand information on the endocrine, or hormonal, disorder that affects about one in 100,000 people and afflicts men and women equally.
Over the years, the site has been embraced by Addison’s sufferers and their families and now boasts an international membership base, said Jerry Butler, who founded the site and lives with the disease. Users, he said, hail from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, South Africa and England.
"Our members experience daily victories in improved wellness after interacting with one another and learning more about the disease," Butler said. "The site helps people living with Addison’s and their loved ones find empathy. It helps them better understand the disease and how to cope with it as best as possible."
He added that the site’s members regularly let him and fellow members know how the site and its users have effectively changed their lives: http://www.addisonsdisease.net/addisons.html.
AddisonsDisease.net contains various pages of focused content on the disease that discuss what the disease is, its causes, symptoms and diagnosis.
The site offers visitors free membership after they fill out an online form. Members are emailed a username and password to access the site’s global membership base. Each member can expect to receive support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Butler said.
Butler stressed, however, that the site should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of Addison’s Disease. A licensed physician should be consulted for the diagnosis and treatment of Addison’s Disease.
For more information on AddisonsDisease.net, email info@teleplexus.com.
About Addison’s Disease
Addison’s Disease occurs when a person’s adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, in some cases, the hormone aldosterone. For this reason, the disease is sometimes called chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism. The discovery and treatment of the disease has also been characterized by some as one of medicine’s greatest achievements in that a patient who has the disease and is hospitalized near-death can make a meaningful recovery if diagnosed and treated in time.
Contact:
Jerry Butler, Teleplexus, Inc.
1-800-875-9130
info@teleplexus.com
http://www.addisonsdisease.net/
