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When you can't be
at the bedside,
ExplainCare can.

A scary diagnosis shouldn't mean explaining it to the whole family six times while you're falling apart. ExplainCare turns one confusing medical moment into clear answers, a warm update everyone can follow, and the right questions to walk back in with.

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What did the
doctor say?
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Explanation · family update · questions to ask
Plain-language explanation
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What this means
Plain language · For you
Your chest X-ray showed a lung infection called pneumonia in both lungs. The doctors started antibiotics right away.
Your heart ultrasound looked completely normal — that's reassuring.
You'll follow up with a lung specialist in about two weeks to make sure everything is healing well.
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Family update
Ready to share
We wanted to share a quick update about Mom. The doctors found a lung infection — pneumonia — but caught it quickly and she's already on antibiotics.
Her heart looks healthy. She'll see a specialist in two weeks, and the team feels good about how she's doing. 💜
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Questions for your care team
4 questions · QR code ready
1.How long will I take the antibiotics?
2.When should I expect to feel better?
3.What symptoms should send me back to the ER?
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Why it matters
"What did the doctor actually say?"
is the hardest question to answer when you're scared and far away.

When someone you love is in the hospital, you become the translator, the messenger, and the advocate — all at once, often from a different city. ExplainCare carries that weight with you.

40–80%
Of what's said in a visit is forgotten almost immediately
1 call
Becomes six — every relative needs the same update, explained again
100+
Languages — so no family member is left out of the conversation
More than a translator

Not just what it means —
what to do with it.

Anything can define a medical term. ExplainCare does the part that's actually hard when you're overwhelmed: keeping your family in the loop and getting you ready for the next conversation with the care team.

The foundation · Understand

First, it makes the
confusion disappear.

Paste any clinical note, lab result, or radiology report. ExplainCare turns dense medical language into plain English — so you're not googling terms at midnight or nodding along to words you don't understand.

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Discharge summaries What actually happened during the stay, what was decided, and what it means going forward.
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Lab results & imaging Numbers and findings explained in human terms — without the scary abbreviations.
Before & after
Pt presented w/ bilateral lower lobe infiltrates, empiric broad-spectrum abx initiated. Echo unremarkable. f/u pulmonology in 2 wks.
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What this means: Your chest X-ray showed signs of an infection in both lungs — this is called pneumonia. The doctors started antibiotics to treat it right away. Your heart ultrasound looked normal, which is good news. You'll follow up with a lung specialist in about two weeks.
The heart of it · Share

Then it becomes the voice
you don't have energy for.

Understanding one result is easy now. Any chatbot can do that. What they can't do is carry your whole family through it. ExplainCare writes one warm, ready-to-share update for everyone who's worried, then keeps a running care page so the family stays oriented across days and weeks, not just one moment.

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One update, shared once Send a link instead of making the same hard phone call six times. Family reads it from anywhere.
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100+ languages So grandparents, in-laws, and relatives overseas are never left out of the conversation.
Family update
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Mom's Care Page
Updated today · Managed by Sarah
We have some news to share about Mom. The doctors found a lung infection called pneumonia, but they caught it quickly and she's already on antibiotics. Her heart looks healthy, which everyone is relieved about. She'll be seeing a specialist in two weeks, and the team is feeling good about how she's doing.
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The advocate · Ask

And it walks you back in
ready, not frozen.

The worst feeling is leaving an appointment realizing you forgot to ask the thing that mattered. ExplainCare builds specific questions from your records, so you walk in prepared — even if you're not the one who can be there.

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QR code to print Bring it to your next visit — the care team can scan it and see exactly what's on your mind.
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Write in answers Space to jot down what the doctor says — so you remember later.
Questions for your care team
1
How long will I need to take the antibiotics, and what side effects should I watch for?
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When should I expect to start feeling better? What's the recovery timeline?
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Is it safe to go back to work or school, and are there any activity restrictions?
4
What symptoms should make me come back to the ER right away?
📲 QR code generated — print & bring to your visit
Ongoing · Remember

A visual timeline
of the whole journey.

Every diagnosis, test, and treatment — organized into a clear, color-coded timeline. Keep adding updates and the full picture builds itself.

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Color-coded events Orange for tests, pink for diagnoses, purple for treatments — easy to scan at a glance.
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Share with the whole family Anyone with the link can follow along — no app needed, no login required.
Care timeline
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Pneumonia diagnosed
March 4, 2026
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Chest X-ray & blood work
March 4, 2026
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Antibiotics started
March 4, 2026
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Pulmonology follow-up
March 18, 2026

Simple enough for anyone.
Powerful enough for everything.

No app to download. No account required. Just open explaincare.org and start.

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Paste or upload

Copy from MyChart, upload a PDF, photograph paperwork, or type what you remember the doctor saying.

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Get your explanation

ExplainCare translates medical language into plain English — and writes a warm update for family at the same time.

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Share with confidence

Send your care page link, print your questions, switch to any language. Everything in one place.

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I became a doctor to sit with families in their hardest moments. ExplainCare is how I sit with them when I can't be in the room — and how families show up for each other when they can't all be at the bedside.
Kristie Manning, MD · Pediatric Hospitalist · Founder, ExplainCare

When you can't be
at the bedside,
ExplainCare can.

Understand the news. Share it with everyone who's worried. Walk back in ready. Free, forever, for every patient and family.

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Always free for patients and families · Works on any phone, tablet, or computer · Supports 100+ languages