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Information about all aspects of finances affected by a serious health condition. Includes income sources such as work, investments, and private and government disability programs, and expenses such as medical bills, and how to deal with financial problems.
Information about all aspects of health care from choosing a doctor and treatment, staying safe in a hospital, to end of life care. Includes how to obtain, choose and maximize health insurance policies.
Answers to your practical questions such as how to travel safely despite your health condition, how to avoid getting infected by a pet, and what to say or not say to an insurance company.

What is Survivorship A to Z?

Survivorship A to Z is a unique source of practical, legal and financial information needed by people living after a life changing diagnosis such as cancer or HIV/AIDS. Information is tailored to a particular disease. It is also tailored to an individual’s health condition, finances and other circumstances by means of a Survivorship A to Z Personalized Guide. To learn more, click here.

Survivorship A to Z was founded by David S. Landay, Esq. To learn about David, click here.

 

How Can I Find What I Am Looking For?

You can locate information through each of the following:

  • Category: Insurance, Managing Your Care, etc. You can locate categories on navigation bar at the top of each page.
  • Topic: An overview of a more specific nature than a Category. For example, Doctors 101 is a Topic. You can locate topics via the pull-down boxes under the category buttons. 
  • Articles: The source of specific information. Categories and Topics include references to applicable articles. Articles can also be accessed through the Search and Index of Content functions which are described next.
  • Search: You can find information by typing in a key word or words in the search mechanism which is located in the upper right hand side of each page, in a box labeled "Search."
  • Index of Content lists content of the site either by Category or by Topic, at your choice. Entrance is by clicking on the words "Index of Content" on the left side of each page.
  • Survivorship A to Z Personalized Guide lists information for your particular health condition and circumstances. You can obtain a plan by clicking on the Icon on the right side of the Home Page and the left side of every other page.

 






What Is An Individual Home Page?

Everyone who registers with Survivorship A to Z gets his or her own Individual Home Page. The Individual Home Page is where everything personal to you, including information you want to keep track of, is stored.

An Individual Home Page includes the following:

  • Your Survivorship A to Z Personalized Guide (including a copy of your Questionnaire and Profile so you can easily make changes as your situation changes. Of course, your Plan automatically changes when your answers change.)
  • list of all our charts - with a "check" mark to indicate those charts you've completed, or at least done some work on.
  • Your Health Plan Evaluator which helps decide which of several health insurance plans is best for you as a person with your health condition - if you're lucky enough to have a choice.
  • A place to store articles that are of particular interest to you.
  • A place where notes you make that are similar to notes in the margin of a book are kept.

 

What Can I Do With An Individual Home Page?

With your Individual Home Page, you can:

  • Keep track of topics or articles you want to be able to recall easily.
  • Make notes that you can refer to 24/7 and be able to access from any computer, anywhere.
  • Keep track of questions you want to ask doctors.
  • Keep track of your symptoms between doctor visits and/or over a longer period of time.
  • Access all our charts - and keep track of the ones you've worked on.
  • Access your Survivorship A to Z Personalized Guide whenever you want - for information or to make changes and see what we what we have to say to help you with those changes.

 



 

How Can I Support The Work Of Survivorship A to Z?

You can help support our work in a variety of other ways. For example:

  • If you know people in the media (television, radio, internet or print) please tell them about the information on our site and how helpful it can be. While a picture is worth a thousand words, an article is worth many e mails to friends and acquaintances to let them know about the site. Knowledge is power, but not if people don't know it's there.
  • Let your friends and acquaintances know about our site. Everyone is likely to need the information at sometime in their lives - whether for themselves or for someone they care about.
  • Volunteer.
  • Donate whatever you can - as often as you can.

Am I Anonymous?

You are as anonymous as you wish to be. When you register for a member account, you're asked for an email address to use for logging in, and for various services such as password recovery and article update notifications. If you are uncomfortable using your regular email address, consider signing up for a free email account at a web-based service such as GMail or Yahoo! - this will provide you with an additional level of anonymity.

To learn more, see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

 






How do I email a document to a friend?

At the top of each page which contains information, you will find an icon which looks like the outline of an envelope in the top right hand corner.

Clicking on the icon will take you to the page which asks for your friend's email address (as well as your own so he or she knows who sent the information).



What Are "To Learn More" Boxes? Why Are Some Titles In Light Grey?

"To Learn More" boxes contain links to document which are relevant to the one you are reading. 

Some links may appear to be a lighter color than the others. When you hold your courser over a light colored link, you will see a message next to the link that reads, "(Coming soon)." These are links to articles that are currently being developed. Please check back to see when this article is ready or ask us to automatically send you the article when it is written. 

 






What Are The Technical Requirements For Using Survivorship A to Z?

We make every effort to ensure our tools and resources work with all major web browsers and operating systems. In order to take full advantage of what Survivorship A to Z has to offer, you'll need the following:

  • A modern web browser, including (but not limited to) Internet Explorer 6/7, Mozilla Firefox,SafariOpera, or similar
  • Javascript enabled
  • A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 (you can use the site with a lower screen resolution, but a higher one is recommended)



Why should I register with Survivorship A to Z?

Because registration is the only way we can provide information specifically for you. It is also the only way you can store information, whether it is information on our site that you want to keep in one place, or information you provide.

Note that while we constantly update our systems to protect your confidentiality, you do not have to give us a correct name when you register. If you are uncomfortable using your regular email address, consider creating a new email address with a free email provider like GMail or Yahoo!


 

How To I Cancel My Account?

To cancel your account, click here to visit your account management page.

You can also find this page by logging in and visiting your Individual Home Page. At the top of your Individual Home Page, you'll see information regarding your email address and password, click either "change e-mail" or "change password" to be taken to your account management page. From there, click the tab labeled "Other Settings." At the bottom of that page, click the link labeled "cancel account" and follow the instructions.










Is My Personal Information Secure?

Survivorship A to Z is committed to protecting your information. We use the latest available technology to protect our users. Your sensitive data is stored using robust, industry-standard encryption. Survivorship A to Z also uses secure pages for login, registration and charts that ask for sensitive information.

To learn more, see our Privacy Policy.

Any information you store on this website is used by this website, and nowhere else. We do not sell, share, or exchange user information. The tools at Survivorship A to Z are for you, and the information you store here is yours alone.

To learn more, see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.