Building a powerhouse advocacy org for young adults with chronic conditions, Sneha Dave shares her path & vision: skill building, peer support, events, policy.

Proem

In my first professional job as a Visiting Nurse in Holyoke, MA, in 1976, I wanted to establish a walking practice in the inner city. Veterans on the team said it’s not safe and can’t be done. “What do you mean it can’t be done? Of course, it’s safe. It can be done!” I was so young, 24. Now I’m usually the oldest in the room (unless I’m with my wife, who’s older than me). I thrive on youthful energy, people who take up the mantel of progress and charge forward with an energy I only faintly remember. Energy, ideas, single-minded stubbornness, connections into a world I possess only faint familiarity.

Introducing Sneha Dave

Janice Tufte of Hassanah Consulting knows my appreciation for young adults with chronic and complex challenges and disabilities and my fascination with business-successful advocacy organizations financially independent of pharma and industrialized medicine. Janice introduced me to Sneha Dave, 25, CEO of Generation Patient, Empowering Young Adults with Chronic Medical Disabilities. Generation Patient facilitates events, online programs, and advocacy initiatives for young adults living with chronic and rare conditions to ensure they have the opportunities and resources to thrive. Generation…