How to start a revolution from your bed

I was recently honored to speak at TEDx Shanghai. My doctors gave me three big no's: I would never go to university, never work, never get married. I've done all three.

I was recently honored to give a talk at TEDx Shanghai, telling my own story, including my app startup, Help+. My doctors gave me three big no's:

1. I will never go to university. 2. I will never work. 3. I will never get married.

I've done all three. (In partnership.)

This is a story about standing up to a system that sometimes forgets its entire goal is to make people healthier. The patient is the center, because the system's whole reason for existing is to work together with him to improve health and prevent illness.

It's funny to be called a patient advocate. It's like advocating for food in a restaurant. The patient is the reason the system exists in the first place.

My goal is to make healthcare accessible to anyone, anywhere, to save lives and promote health, and to improve the relationship between patients and doctors everywhere.

I dedicate this talk to everyone with an undiagnosed, debilitating condition, to my fellow POTS sufferers, and to the doctors and nurses who've dedicated their lives to helping others. I hope it helps someone who needs it.