Andrea Wilson Woods | How to influence healthcare and treatment research

Few of us could imagine ending up with full custody of a younger sibling and becoming the primary caregiver for them and then discovering they had a terminal condition as they turned 15 years old but that is the story of my guest Andrea Wilson Woods who has gone on to become an advocate for better cancer healthcare and treatments in the US, especially for sufferers of liver cancer, the disease that she sadly lost her sister Adrienne to. In this episode:The challenges of becoming a health advocateChannelling grief into something goodHow one person really can make a differenceThe realities of trying to make change through political channelsWhat kept Andrea going when she felt like quittingWhat you need to know if you're starting an NGOThe power of storytelling in creating changeAndrea's very first experience talking about her story in publicand much more besides.I apologise once again for the interview cutting out early,  just as Andrea was telling us about her book. However, you can check the book out here: Better Off Bald: a life in 147 days and if you'd like to know more about Andrea's non-profit Blue Faery, you can check it out here: https://www.bluefaery.org/Andrea's book recommendation was Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. Did you enjoy the show? Did you learn anything new or useful? If you did, then the best way to show your appreciation is by sharing the show to your online network. Tag me and I'll give you a shout out on an upcoming episode. Leave a review and I'll read it out on the show.Of course, if you REALLY liked it, you're welcome to support the show financially too using the link below.Support the show (https://speakinginfluence.supercast.tech/)Mentioned in this episode:Podfluence WeeklyJoin us for the official Podfluence Weekly newsletter https://present-influence.ck.page or Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6882642444815519744