Maya Williams
Appearances
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
Healthcare is a right or a privilege, right? I'm reminded how my privilege of knowing my rights saved my life.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
I was hosting Friendsgiving. It was a girls and kids only Friendsgiving. So I kicked my husband out. I got up that morning like I normally do. I worked out and then I started prepping. I like to call myself the charcuterie queen. So I prepped the charcuterie board. So everybody started coming and then out of nowhere, gosh, my stomach, I was like having this severe abdominal pain.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
The pain just kept getting progressively worse. I have never experienced this type of pain before in my life. So we get to the emergency room and I asked the attending at the time, I said, you know, can you give me this medication, please? And stabilize me and then get a CAT scan. I assumed at the time that they thought I was drug-seeking and that they were like, no, we're not going to help you.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
You're going to wait. And I was like, oh, no, no, no, no. I can't wait. Because in my head, I'm like, I've already had two heart attacks. Me waiting is killing me.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
Come to find out what has caused all of the heart attacks and the AAA is that I have this genetic disorder called FMD. My talk focused on health care as a right and not a privilege, but the fact that I had to use my privilege in that moment in order to access my right to health care. If something doesn't feel good, advocate for your own health. Tell your doctor, you know, you're not feeling good.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
Ask for help. You should feel empowered when you are in the emergency room, when you are with your health care provider to speak up about what you need and what your rights are. Here's Maya back on the TED stage. This privilege I have as a health care provider, not known to most people that look like me, right? Reminds me why I advocate for health equity to eliminate health disparities.
TED Talks Daily
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
This lived experience reminds me that these disparities based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status still exists, right? In 2024, right? Healthcare is a right, and everyone should feel that they are being heard regardless of where they live, what they look like, or how they can pay for it, right?