Tag: Health Blogs

Your advice to new Patient Leaders

WEGO Health is committed to amplifying the Patient Leader voice and it all starts with the first time a patient or caregiver shares their initial blog post, tweet or picture on Instagram. As Patient Leaders ourselves, Julie (WEGO Health Patient Leader Network Director), and I know that starting out on your advocacy journey can be…

#WEGOHeathAwards Winners Series Podcast: Tiffany Kairos

2016 WEGO Health Awards winner, Tiffany Kairos, says her best advice for all patient leaders is to be authentically YOU - but to also utilize #hashtags! As the winner of Best in Show: Twitter, this patient leader 's twitter feed is one you won't want to miss. As an epilepsy fighter, she is passionate about epilepsy…

2016 Best Kept Secret winner, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Celebrates New Book Release

It’s safe to say that 2016 was a tough year and, with the start of 2017, things don’t seem much brighter. From political upsets to the loss of major icons, and anger-filled social media feeds to daily violent news reports, it’s understandable that stress levels are running high. Internationally recognized positive psychology coach and talk…

A Look Back on 2016 and the Cancer Moonshot Initiative

“For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the families that we can still save...let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all.” This powerful statement from President Obama came just under a year ago, as he gave his final State of the Union Address. It was then, he announced a…

It is all about me and guess what? It is all about you, too!

September is here and so is Sharon Coyle-Saeed's monthly blog post! Make sure to check back in October for her next post. Looking for Sharon's post from last month? Click here. Happy reading everyone! It is all about me and guess what? It is all about you, too! By Sharon Coyle-Saeed I was feeling completely overwhelmed…

Featuring Health Blogs Day 19

In honor of National Health Blog Post Month - we're featuring health blogs and the bloggers who write them! [Click the pictures to visit the blogs] Trials & Tribulations of Being Type 1 Diabetic @kellywpa "I have several complications from diabetes. I write about my health because I struggled for a long time trying…