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Section C
[25 marks] [Time suggested: 50 minutes] Question 26 31 are based on the following passage. 1 For the chronically ill or the disabled, online social networks provide them with vital lifeline to research, and an opportunity to share and talk about their problems. A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles to shower, says the people she had met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access whole a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline. For many people, social networks are a place for idle chatter about what they did for dinner or sharing cute pictures of their pets. However, for people who live with chronic diseases or disabilities, they play a more vital role. It Literally saved my life, just to be able to connect with other people, says Sean Fogerty who has multiple sclerosis and is recovering from brain cancer. He spends an hour each night talking with other patients online. People fighting chronic diseases are less likely than others to have internet access. However, once they go online, they are more likely to blog or participate in online discussions about health problems, according to a healthcare support. Sherri Connell, age 46 modelled and performed in musicals until the age of 27 when she learned that she had multiple sclerosis and Lyme disease. She began posting her journal entries online for friends to read and soon, people from all over the world were reading her website and telling her that they had similar health problems. In 2008, Sherri and her husband set up a social network. It now has 2300 members who write about living with lupus, forthcoming operations and medical bills. Sherri says that support groups on the internet are useful and the internet helps by updating members on the latest available medical cures. People using the Web find practical tips about living with their disease or disability that doctors and family cannot provide. John Linna, a pastor never knew what a blog was until his son told him to start one when he discovered that he had a ventilator. In his blog he said that his little world began to expand and soon, he had a neighbourhood. When Linna died earlier this year, people all over the Web who had met him mourned his loss. From her home in Maine, Susan Fultz plays online games with people who are frustrated that they do not have diagnosis for their symptoms. Fultz feels that there is no worry about being judged or criticised when using the internet. People are kinder and more helpful rather than when face-to-face. Emotions can be contagious and positive people tend to motivate and cheer the sick and hopeless. The one drawback is that all internet users have to be wary about sharing private information online, in case there is abuse of some form. Most patient social networks make it clear that the information on the site should 7 [Lihat halaman sebelah] SULIT 20 s s s s 25 Xx x x 30 Cc cc cc c 35

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1119/2 not substitute medical advice. Only two per cent of adults living with chronic diseases report that they have been harmed by following medical advice found from the internet. Therefore, it pays to be careful and not to follow everything blindly. Most sites offer information for people with disabilities. People who have gone through first-hand experiences of suffering various ailments discuss how they tackled problems related to their diseases. They deal with day-to-day handling of the problems, something which doctors do not and cannot do. The website community gives patients a real life perspective and that makes them invaluable resource. D 40 ds d d d 45

26 From paragraph 1, what does quadriplegic man use the Web for? ______________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 27 From paragraph 2, (a) how do most people look upon social networks? ______________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) how did the web chats save Sean Fogerty? ______________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 28 (a) From paragraph 4, what is the advantage social networks have over doctors? ______________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) From paragraph 6, i. What does Fultz say that one does not have to worry about? ___________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] ii. What is one drawback that Internet users have to be wary about? ___________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 29 From paragraph 7, (a) what did two per cent of the internet users claim? ___________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) how do first-hand sufferers of the disease help others? ___________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

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1119/2 30 In your opinion, what is the role of the social networks? Do you think they are necessary? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ [2 marks] 31 Based on the passage given, write a summary of: the role of social networks, and how they actually help patients

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Begin your summary as follows: The support groups on the internet help by updating members

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