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ME advocates you can endorse (=vote for) in the WegoHealth awards 2018

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Tom Kindlon

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I thought I would open a thread on this as I'm aware of a number of people who have been nominated.

Also votes numbered in the hundreds seem to have been enough to get into the final so it's not unachievable for people to become a finalist.

For example, some people I recall who were finalists in previous years were:
Jane Colby
Alem Matthees (he wouldn't be well enough to promote himself this year)
Jennie Spotila
myself (three times)

You can endorse as many people as you like
 
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Tom Kindlon

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Tom Kindlon said:
Tom Kindlon (myself)
"Lifetime achievement"
https://awards.wegohealth.com/nominees/230
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1016399382952972289
(There is an error in the tweet. I was actually a finalist three times in the "Best in Show: Twitter" category)
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Thanks very much for all the support. I have now reached 400 endorsements (=votes). The number is going up a lot slower now but based on past experience* I already have enough votes to have a good chance of being a finalist.
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*Though they have added an endorsement button for blogs this year while I don't have one
 
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Tom Kindlon

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1044592119682404359

Unfortunately nothing very exciting occurred to me within the parameters of what we were given:

2. Succinctly finish the following sentence: I share my story because…..

Good example: “I share my story because I want to break mental health stigma.”

Bad example: “I share my story because I want to break stigma. I was diagnosed 10 years ago with a mental health disorder and it’s been an up hill battle every day. I don’t want other’s to travel the road I’ve been on. . .”
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