Nov 3, 2021
Welcome to The Big Impact Ep 238 as we introduce 20-year old author, Elijah J. Stacy.
Elijah Stacy suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal
muscle wasting disease. At the age of sixteen, to avoid agonizing
surgery, he had to endure enough physical therapy to change the
shape of his own spine. It had never been done before, but
still, his doctor gave him a small “if.”
In "A Small If", Elijah shares thirteen lessons he’s learned
throughout his life’s journey of losing his ability to walk,
getting bullied in school, losing his brother Max to Duchenne, and
learning that his other brother has the same disease.
Elijah explains how to overcome extreme suffering by developing an
adapter’s mindset, understanding what it means to control something
rather than influencing it, and using other people’s negative
energy as the ultimate motivation.
To donate: https://www.destroyduchenne.org/
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