“In 2008, I was on my dream vacation to Disney World and ended up in the ICU for 4 days. I was 9 years old. It was absolutely horrifying. I’m not a fan of all the pokes and needles, but every time I did get a poke or a shot, I received a stuffed animal. […]

“In November of 2014, I was on tour with A Great Big World. I remember it was the first time in a really long time that I felt sluggish on stage. I was about to turn 35, and I just sort of realized that if I don’t change this now, it’s going to get harder […]

“I’ve worked out for years, but I hurt my back pretty bad 2 years ago. When I had my injury, I still tried to keep a positive attitude because I’m living my dream. I love this record shop and I love my customers, but when walking up the stairs took 5 minutes, when it should’ve […]

“Six months ago, I was probably in the worst place I’ve ever been mentally. I haven’t gone to school, and I just didn’t know what I wanted to do. I put all my eggs in the band basket, but that can be disheartening at times. And, it was winter. Things weren’t going how I wanted […]

“In November of 2015, I noticed a couple lumps forming around the outside area of my eyelid. I thought it was allergies, because we were doing a lot of cleaning at work. I thought they would go away, but they didn’t. They started growing. I kept getting referred onward by different doctors, and ended up […]

“I knew Parker had Down syndrome before he was born. He was diagnosed in December of 1999 and was born in May of 2000. I was scared about him being born with a heart defect, because many kids with Down syndrome are, but his heart ended up being ok. He didn’t walk until he was […]

“About a year and a half ago, I was riding in the car and I heard about a director of an agency who was talking about climbing Mount Everest to raise money. I thought, I don’t want to climb Mount Everest, because that’s not my cup of tea, but it got me thinking, what could […]

“I’ve been exercising my entire life. My dad started running when I was in grade school, which lead all of us to be active. When we were growing up, we played, and that’s carried on throughout my life. I like exercise, but I really like to play. It socially connects me to people. I think […]

“Ten years ago, I was having really bad stomach pains. I was hunched over from the pain, and I could hardly stand up. I ended up going to the emergency. When they put the camera down my throat, they found that I had gastritis. My body was producing too much acid. I was eating all […]

“I recently started running. I turned 40 this summer, and had a hard time with it. It’s silly, but I remember my mom turning 40, and thinking that was old. So, I decided that I was going to train for a half marathon to show myself that 40’s just a number, and that I can […]