After we hear from Erica, stick around for her conversation with TED Fellows program director Lily James Olds.

[upbeat music] When I was younger, I just did not heal the same way.

I would see these scabs and, like, I'd pick at them.

They'd take forever to close, and my brother's skin would just close right up.

And then, you know, my sisters could have cramps, and they would just take ibuprofen, and it would be like nothing.

And I would take ibuprofen.

I would take a lot of ibuprofen, and I would get no response from my whole body.

[laughs] How do you think with this experience that you have, we can start to build a more equitable healthcare system?