Online Health Communities Change Patients’ Journeys: A Live Virtual Roundtable By Dana Deighton In the fable of the Ugly Duckling, the duckling feels isolated by his differences until he discovers that he is a swan too. Patients with undiagnosed conditions also feel isolated, with some even describing not being believed by their doctors or even their friends or families. One member with scleroderma shared her story: I spent 27 years seeking help --- every type of specialist, tests, hospitalizations, medications of every type, anything to put a name to my misery, not being treated like an attention-seeking patient. [...]