“Last May, we went to Florida because I have some neck things I’m getting worked on. So I went to therapy in Florida with a scoliosis specialist. I have a reverse curve in my neck, which could affect my heart. In that process, you know, when I go through therapies, it’s like a workout. Anywhere […]

“I struggled in a real way with mental health in my mid to late twenties. I had just run too hard. Far too hard. I felt like I put in too much and I wasn’t paying enough attention or being kind enough to myself. It all kind of came crashing down in a big hurry […]

“I was sexually abused when I was really young by my biological father. That has played the biggest part of my whole life for everything. Self confidence, trusting people, hugging people, getting close to people, and anything physical or emotional has always been hard for me. He went to jail for a little while, but […]

“I’m a professional soccer player for the Chicago Fire, an MLS team. In order for me to be ready to do my job, I have to be healthy. I have to be fit. I have to have stretched. I have to have done all the right things, otherwise someone else will. It took a lot […]

“Ten years ago, I kept getting chronic bladder infections, so I would go to the doctors and they’d put me on medicine over and over. My symptoms continued to get worse, but at this point there were no longer signs of a bladder infection. I couldn’t get out of bed. I was also going to […]

“Just over 6 years ago, I had ovarian cancer. I was 41. I had problems beforehand that were not typical ovarian cancer symptoms, but I knew something was wrong. I had gone to one doctor who ignored me and said nothing was wrong with me. I went to another doctor who said my only problem […]

“I played football for the Badgers. I was a quarterback there for a couple of years, back in the early 70s. That was a lot of fun. It was a great experience. I met my wife there and I got a free education. But there was a price to be paid physically. I feel like […]

“I used to play basketball all the time. I played like 6 times a week. I played sports all my life. Before I got into music, I played basketball, ran cross country and did track. I hate running now. I want to get back into it, but it’s hard to find that motivation. Basketball has […]

“My health is pretty poor. Honestly, I’m sure I’ve ruined my health. Maybe not ruined it, but put it down detrimentally for a long time. A lot of it attributes to mental health. It’s really hard to make yourself go to the gym when you hate yourself. There’s no need or want or desire to […]

“Our 5 year wedding anniversary is coming up. We waited a year before trying to get pregnant. We got pregnant right away, 4 years ago. We were so excited. You always try to keep your excitement down, but it’s impossible. A week and a half later we had a miscarriage. It was quick, but it’s […]