Carol Shea Linton

Carol Shea Linton is a patient advocate living with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). She has served as a South Carolina Representative through the Young Adult Rare Representatives (YARR) organization since February 2022. As a graduate of Winthrop University, she plans to attend medical school to pursue her goal of becoming a pediatrician. She hopes to use her personal experience living with multiple rare diseases to spread awareness about the issues facing the rare disease community. Raised in rural South Carolina, she seeks any opportunity to educate on the disadvantages surrounding a lack of access to care especially within underserved and underrepresented areas.