Medical Buddy is for you
Share Your Journey
Being told that you need a medical procedure or treatment can be frightening.
You may have questions. You may be worried about what lies ahead. You may want to know what it’s really like — not just what a leaflet or website tells you.
Sometimes, you simply want to talk to someone who has been there.
Someone who understands
When you're facing treatment, there are questions that only someone who has been through it can really answer.
What was it actually like?
What do you wish you'd known beforehand?
How did you feel before the procedure?
What was the recovery r eally like?
A Medical Buddy isn't there to give medical advice.
They're there to listen, share their own experience and help you feel that you're not facing this alone.
What is a Medical Buddy
A Medical Buddy is someone who has experienced a medical procedure or treatment and is willing to support someone preparing to go through a similar experience.
They are not a medical professional.
In fact, that's the point.
They're someone who understands because they've been there themselves.
They can share what their experience was like, answer questions from their own perspective and offer the reassurance that comes from talking to someone who understands.
Sometimes a few words from someone who's been there can make an enormous difference.
1. Tell us what you're facing
You're preparing for a medical procedure or treatment and would like to talk to someone who understands.
2. We find someone who has been there.
Medical Buddy will help connect you with someone whose experience is relevant to yours.
3. Talk
You can ask questions, share your worries or simply talk.
You decide what you're comfortable discussing and how you would like to communicate.
4. Feel a little less alone
Because sometimes the greatest comfort comes from hearing:
“I know what you're going through. I've been there too.”
How Medical Buddy works
Medical Buddy connects people facing medical procedures or treatments with people who have already been through a similar experience. We’re here so you don’t have to face it alone.