She’s 20, Chronically Ill, and Changing the World Anyway 🧠💫 Meet the Real Gen Z Hero You Haven’t Heard Of
She’s 20, Chronically Ill, and Changing the World Anyway 🧠💫 Meet the Real Gen Z Hero You Haven’t Heard Of You ever meet someone who makes your excuses feel like trash? Because Katie Killick is out here, chronically ill, 20 years old, studying law, AND running a nonprofit for sick kids—while most of us can't even return texts. Katie Killick isn’t your average Gen Z content creator, and she’s definitely not another “influencer” selling skincare and Pinterest mood boards. She’s a real-life role model—and not in the overused buzzword kind of way. At just 20 years old, she’s living with chronic illnesses that began when she was 14, and instead of sitting back and letting the system ignore her like it usually does for sick young people, she turned that pain into power. She's been nominated for the Positive Role Model: Age Award at the National Diversity Awards, and when you see what she’s done in just the past year, you’ll understand why she deserves more than a trophy. She ...