Advocate or find and advocate for Your Own Well-Being in Healthcare

18/12/2024 33 min

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Episode Synopsis

Amy Schefer is a passionate medical advocate and navigator for families in the chronic illness and rare disease communities. She is the founder and director of Advocate Angel, an organization the helps get families better results from the medical system—it's not as easy as you think!


Through nonprofit work and public speaking engagements, Amy shares her intense journey as medical mom navigating with her kiddo through dozens of life threatening surgeries and challenges. She's published in numerous medical journals, having helped launch pioneering international research in rare disease. Amy advocattes tirelessly, both in legislative action, and in one-on-one assistance to families.

Website: advocateangel.com

TikTok: amyadvocateangel

If you want to sharpen your awareness of skills that can help you through medical difficulty, take Amy's Rare Aware Scorecard (good for any complicated illness or rare disease): https://amy-h20nbcvc.scoreapp.com/

Amy Schefer
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AdvocateAngel.com

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