Tag: WEGO Health Awards

My Story, My Journey

Every year more and more patients are stepping out and sharing their story with the world. These newbies deserve to be recognized for their courage and inspiration. Help us give these new Patient Leaders, just like Cindy, the encouragement they need to keep putting in the hard work. Nominate them for the WEGO Health "Rookie…

#WEGOHealthAwards Winners Series Podcast: Barby Ingle

Year in and year out we come across Patient Leaders who continue to change the health world. These Patient leaders are true stars who continue to shine and don't fit into just one category. Basically, they've done it ALL! During the WEGO Health Awards, we like to recognize these Patient Leaders with the Lifetime Achievement…

Announcing The 6th Annual WEGO Health Awards

It seems like only yesterday we tied the ribbon on our last Patient Leader Survival kit and sent it out to our 14 WEGO Health Activist Awards Winners. But, guess what Patient Leader Network? It's that time again! The WEGO Health team is ready for another year of recognizing and celebrating #PatientLeaders in the online…

#WEGOHealthAwards Winners Series Podcast: Aaron Blocker

Aaron Blocker was the 2016 WEGO Health Award Winner for Best in Show: Facebook and it's no surprise why. "When I was diagnosed, I had never heard of Crohn's or met anyone with the disease. Because of that, I started an online Facebook page to meet others. Six years later my community has grown…

Meet the Man Who Blogs 3 Times a Day!

No, you didn't read that wrong . . . Bob DeMarco, founder of Alzheimer's Reading Room, began writing 3 blogs a day! He's published daily since July of 2009 and now has over 6 million unique visitors benefiting from the +5,000 articles on his site. Bob's blog is the number one source of information in Alzheimer's care,…

#WEGOHealthChat Recap: Using Different Media to Get Your Message Out

During our WEGO Health Awards week, the finalists of Best in Show: Twitter, Best in Show: Instagram and Best in Show: YouTube hosted a twitter chat discussion surrounding different medium contents. Images, videos, written content – there are numerous ways to get your story out there. We turned to the 2016 finalists to learn what…