Author: Terry Merrill Wilcox

Through my work at Patients Rising and Patients Rising Now, I help patients find their voice and become advocates for their health care. As co-founder and executive director of both Patients Rising and Patients Rising Now, I manage the organization’s day-to-day operations to help every patient gain access to the right treatment. With a background in production and multimedia storytelling I work with our team to present powerful personal patient narratives.

I have a track record of building coalitions with survivors, caregivers and medical professionals. A regular opinion writer on health policy and how it affects patients, I have been published in Fortune, the Boston Globe, The Hill, Morning Consult, Crains NY, Real Clear Health, American Thinker, Inside Sources and more.

My career in patient advocacy was inspired by her mentor Selma Schimmel, considered by many as the “original” young adult survivor advocate. From 2008 to 2014, I worked alongside Selma as creative director at Vital Options
International and supervising producer for The Group Room.

I live in Vienna, Virginia with my husband, Jonathan, and twin boys, Jackson and James -- a dog named Harlow and cats, Raylan Givens and Lucy.

To learn more about Terry Willcox, connect with her on LinkedIn (Terry Merrill Wilcox) and follow her on Instagram (terrilox).