Eagleville resident Amanda Phillips drew from her experience with Crohn’s disease to design a line of adaptive clothes for patients like herself, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.
Phillips left a career in finance to start BeWell, a small business selling shirts with discreet zippers designed to ease bloodwork, IVs, port access, breastfeeding, and more.
“Two years ago, when I was in a hospital, I was really cold,” said Phillips. “Just freezing. And I just wanted an extra blanket. That’s when the idea of BeWell came to be.”
Her products have since reached not only Crohn’s disease patients but many with chronic illnesses across the United States and beyond. One customers is Erica Kozachyn, a nurse and educator needing routine infusions.
“Instead of having to roll your arm up or take your sleeve out, just unzip, get your blood pressure, zip it back up, unzip, put your IV in, zip it back up,” said Kozachyn. “Ninety percent of my life is dealing with this health issue, so to be able to just meet somebody who’s kind and makes something that you use regularly and just get to talk about that kind of stuff… for me, it feels peaceful.”
Watch Eagleville’s Amanda Phillips and her entire segment on BeWell at 6abc.
