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BBC World Service Interview
Florence Iwegbue's interview with the BBC World service where she discusses her journey with Autism, the health issues it presents and the birth of Livewello
Forbes: The 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa 2012
Florence Iwegbue, co-founder of Livewello was profiled in this article on Forbes, as one of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa in 2012.
Bounce Around Charleston September 6th
Something Special Magazine
For Mother's Day, we dedicated this Features section to three special mothers. All mamas are marvelous, but we did have to pick three to write about for our Mother's Day issue. We hope you enjoy their energy and contribution to the special needs world.
ABC Channel 4 Interview
Daniel Island News
There are people in the world who, when faced with a problem, prove themselves to be plenty resourceful...
DI parents devise health app
Florence Iwegbue found herself quite overwhelmed in October 2009. Her son had just been diagnosed with autism, and she wasn't prepared for the amount of work that came with being the parent of a child with a disability. ...
Lowcountry Parents Create e-Health Village
Mike Switzer interviews Florence & Kwame Iwegbue, co-founders of Livewello. Kwame is also a physician at Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C. Since they first appeared on our show about a year and a half ago, we've been staying in touch with two Lowcountry, S.C. parents of children with special needs who have developed an online health social network & organizer. Their company has experienced growing pains like most start-ups, but the founders believe they are now ready for the big-time.
Autism Fuels App Creation
Caring for an autistic child can be overwhelming for parents. Thanks to a Daniel Island family, there's an app for that. Florence and Kwame Iwegbue built a free application for mobile phones after nearly breaking under the stress of caring for...
Apps to Help Track Seniors' Medical Needs
Taking care of an aging or ailing relative with health-care issues can be stressful and confusing, but a growing number of free or cheap smartphone apps aim to help caregivers keep track of medication dosages, nutritional requirements and other...
Special-Needs Business Profile: iBiomed
Florence U. Iwegbue started iBiomed with her husband, Kwame, in 2010 after creating the app for their own use in managing their son's medical needs."It was meant to salvage our family's sanity."
Manage Complex Medical Conditions with iBiomed
iBiomed is not for everyone. It's a niche app designed for detailed tracking of care management for patients with complex medical conditions, such as autism. Once set up (and that can be a bit daunting), a care-giver can take control of everything...
Parents Develop App to Care For Autistic Son
Kwame and Florence Iwegbue are West African immigrants living in Charleston, SC with their two daughters and their autistic son who also has asthma and severe allergies. By the time he started having seizures, they were dealing with behavioral...
Hope and Creativity, From Crisis
Dr. Kwame Iwegbue, of Charleston, SC was blindsided when his first-born son Dilibe was diagnosed with Autism. I didn't know what to do. I'm a physician, and I didn't know what was expected of me. I should know more...
Local Doctor Develops Application to Promote Personal Healthcare
Forget what medications you're taking? Don't remember all your symptoms? Sometimes a trip to the hospital can remind you just how much you don't know about your own healthcare. But a local doctor is trying to change all that.
Top 10 iPhone Apps to Improve Your Health!
Kwame and Florence Iwegbue are West African immigrants living in Charleston, SC with their two daughters and their autistic son who also has asthma and severe allergies. By the time he started having seizures, they were dealing with behavioral...
Review:iBioMed
iBioMed is an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad application which is used to organize the medical information or anything related to one or more person with special needs health (actually, of anyone). That includes medicines, treatments, tests, reminders of any kinds, etc.
The Organized And Connected Caregiver: iBioMed
Forget what medications you're taking? Don't remember all your symptoms? Sometimes a trip to the hospital can remind you just how much you don't know about your own healthcare. But a local doctor is trying to change all that.
Ibiomed interview S.C. Doctor Develops Special Needs App
Two lowcountry S.C. parents of children with special needs have developed a health social network and organizer for the Web and your smart phone. Mike Switzer interviews Florence & Kwame Iwegbue, founders of iBiomed. Kwame is also a Physician at Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C.