Barb Lackritz A list differs from a chat room. In a chat room everyone talks at once. The various lists tend to reflect the personalities of the active list owners, according to GrannyBarb, described by one user as the big kahuna angel of the lists. The CLL list currently has over 1,500 members, is growing quickly, and has members from 36 countries. The home page of ACOR gives an overview of the entire Web site.
People have, of course, different needs and use the lists differently.
Hazel Silverstein is an every day user. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer 16 years ago and felt generally knowledgeable and equipped to find answers and support with friends who also had breast cancer. She knew nothing about it. After that she found a general weekly support group where someone tipped her off about the lists. She subscribed to CLL and began to read the posts.