Insight: Patients with RA feel like a burden on their loved ones, as their disease forces them to rely on others for help with the things they used to be able to do themselves. 

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Share the care is an app like Fiverrr or the dog-walker apps, that facilitates matching people who have chronic illnesses like RA with healthy people in their city who are looking to volunteer some of their time to being someone’s “care buddy?” 

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Anyone looking for meaningful community service, or passionate about making a difference for people with chronic illnesses, could sign up to be matched up with someone in their city who needs day-to-day help with things like groceries or cleaning due to chronic illness. They may also be a buddy for those who are simply lonely due to their chronic illness holding them back. App members could sign up to be matched for anywhere from one day a week, to whenever they feel like randomly volunteering, to be connected with a need that lines up with their timing. They could even consistently connect with the same “care buddy,” building lasting relationships and taking the burden off loved ones as these people are volunteering with intention and passion.