Adrienne's Blog (25)

Spotlight Interview Archive

Each week, WEGO Health asks top health activists to share their stories. Learn about their experiences, motivations and goals. MaxJerz, author of Rhymes with Migraine. Lisa Bertrand author of Mi… Continue

Added by Adrienne on March 31, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Researching helpful chronic pain resources - any ideas for us?

Hi everyone I'm doing some research on chronic pain and I'm wondering what resources you rely on. What groups are you a part of? What blogs do you read? Where have you found the most support for yourself? Or what sites do you recommend to people who are suffering from chronic pain? I know there are quite a few members of our community dealing with Fibromyalgia so I'm interested to hear what you have to say as well. Many thanks, Adrienne Continue

Added by Adrienne on November 14, 2008 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Board Update

We had a great session on Wednesday night with some of the Health Activists in the Alzheimer's disease community. We talked a lot about what new features WEGO Health should be focusing on to better support the caregiver community. Participants want us to bring together caregivers, patients, doctors, folks who run facilities (both hospitals and long-term care units), and pharmaceutical companies doing drug research. What impressed me most was the col… Continue

Added by Adrienne on November 14, 2008 at 11:18am — No Comments

Upcoming Event: "How to" blogging seminar

Just wanted everyone to know that WEGO Health will be hosting a blogging seminar on Tuesday, October 28 at Noon ET. Want to kick start your blogging efforts? Hoping to increase the reader readership of your existing blog? The WEGO Health Community team will be hosting a one hour blogging seminar for beginner and intermediate bloggers. Please join us! More details for the seminar are… Continue

Added by Adrienne on October 22, 2008 at 5:47pm — 3 Comments

Comprehensive allergy site

I've spent a lot of time getting to know the allergy community since I started working here at WEGO Health. Most of the Allergy Health Activists I've worked with are primarily focused on food allergies. (Janeen, Ria, Sarah, and Gab are just a few of the starts.) Another site that I keep coming back to is… Continue

Added by Adrienne on October 21, 2008 at 11:41am — No Comments

Spotlight: Rebecca Kraemer

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Added by Adrienne on September 10, 2008 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Spotlight: Melissa Martin

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Added by Adrienne on August 28, 2008 at 2:05pm — 1 Comment

Blogging about illness/disease - why do you do it? And does it help?

My hometown newspaper just published this article, "Cancer blogs become part of treatment." The article talks about the many reasons patients/caregivers blog - an easy way to update large groups of friends/family, as a creative outlet etc. - and some researchers are starting to dig into the clinical benefits. I found this quote particularly interesting, "While research on cancer patient bl… Continue

Added by Adrienne on August 20, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Spotlight: Jen

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Added by Adrienne on August 4, 2008 at 3:17pm — 4 Comments

Cooking lessons from Greece....

I just returned from my honeymoon from Greece. When people ask me how my trip was I've been saying, "Beautiful, hot, and DELICIOUS." The fruits and veggies were so fresh. I had one or two salads a day and they were all amazing. I realized I needed more fruits and veggies in my life. I just came across this "Summer Salad with Feta" recipe in the NY Times that I wanted to pass along.… Continue

Added by Adrienne on July 22, 2008 at 4:27pm — 1 Comment

Spotlight: Diana Lee

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Added by Adrienne on June 19, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Spotlight: Caroline

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Added by Adrienne on June 10, 2008 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

How to reach more people through WEGO Health

You help everybody, but who helps you? We appreciate all that you do – juggling a day job, care giving, advocacy, fundraising – and we’re here to help. WEGO Health provides the tools and resources to help Health Activists broadcast their message to the masses. Here are some ways we can help you grow your audience: • Start a blog on WEGO Health •… Continue

Added by Adrienne on June 6, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Share your knowledge with the WEGO Health community

You know what to do, but how do you connect with people who don’t? You’ve been there, survived that, and you’re passionate about giving back. WEGO Health makes it easy to share your hard-earned experience to help as many people as possible. Here are some ways to share your knowledge:

Start a blog on WEGO Health
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Added by Adrienne on June 6, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

How to ask a health-related question

Can somebody help? Absolutely! Our Health Activists are eager to answer your health questions, and guide you to the best course of action. It’s quick and easy, too. You have two options: 1) Browse the list of WEGO Health condition-specific groups and post your question there. 2) You can also simply e-mail community@wegohealth.com and we'll point you in the right direction. Either way, ou… Continue

Added by Adrienne on June 6, 2008 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments