Generation Patient
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Generation Patient brings together young adults (roughly 15–40) managing chronic illnesses, with peer support meetings organized around specific conditions like lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, and others. Started in 2012, the organization recognized that young adults face distinct challenges, balancing illness with career, relationships, and identity, that differ from older patient communities. Online and in-person chapters let members connect with peers their own age who work through the same medical realities.
Ideal for young adults newly diagnosed or living with chronic illness who feel isolated in age-specific ways. Provides peer community that understands both the medical reality and the developmental stage of young adulthood.