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BBC World Service

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 online

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.

Live5News

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.

Something Special Magazine

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.

Lowcountry Parents

ABC Channel 4 Interview

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Daniel Island News

There are people in the world who, when faced with a problem, prove themselves to be plenty resourceful...

Something Special Magazine

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

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.

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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...

Something Special Magazine

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...

Lowcountry Parents

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...

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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...

Lowcountry Parents

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...