MY STORY
My journey with chronic illness hasn’t been easy. After years of constant doctors appointments, hospital stays, surgeries, and more, I found a way to slowly manage my diseases and bounce back when my body has said “NO.”
SUPPORTING SPOONIES WITH…
MENTAL HEALTH I PHYSICAL HEALTH I HABIT CREATION I LIFESTYLE & MORE
Throughout my recovery I created systems that other patients can follow, just by learning what some of the most successful people in the world do. I’ve taken their routines and customized them for MY life and the challenges I face. And the best part is, anyone can follow it.
Along the way, I’ve had people ask me to share my story more, help friends or family, and discuss how I have overcome the consistent battles I faced almost every day. So I’ve created a spot on the web to share my personal stories more, inspiration, and tips that helped me the last 5 years, allowing me to reclaim my life.
This will be a place of positivity, but I am also a realist who understands that while living with a chronic illness isn’t easy, but we are all capable of doing A LITTLE more, and some times we just need a little kick in the ass for motivation to get there.
“A small turtle step every day, is better than taking no steps at all. My goal is to help anyone interested in making their own turtle steps with chronic illness, and improve the quality of life other spoonies have as much as I can.”
- BRIAN GREENBERG -
Why do I think I am qualified to help others fight their chronic illness?
In the short time I’ve been on this earth (36 years) I have had more surgeries than laps around the sun. Some of these have been minor, some have been major, I have been able to experience highs during remission, and lows when flares were years at a time.
Through all of this, my friends and family have always asked how I keep a positive mindset and how I keep moving forward. I always tell them the same thing…
Do I have any other choice? The other option is laying in bed, staring at the ceiling, and falling into depression.
In the end, I went from hardly being able to get out of bed and having a visiting nurse take care of me every day, to crossing the finish line of a 140.6-mile IRONMAN triathlon. Living proof that life can change, but the cause of this change is not a magic treatment or medication for most, it is the hard work that goes along with the proper treatment plan.
Just a few years ago, I was bedridden yet again after another major surgery, one of the worst I have ever had to recover from. It was at this time I decided that I was going to do everything I could to turn my life around, to give myself the best shot at living a “normal” life.
When you combine working with your doctors and a determination to do everything in your power both mentally and physically to overcome your illness, incredible things can happen.