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Entrpreneur Joey Tuan is interviewed about his experiences getting to mostly recovered status from ME/CFS in Forbes.
>Joey divulged that he suffered from a serious health condition that, at its worst, prevented him from walking or standing for more than a few minutes at a time and impaired his ability to read. And to make things worse, his condition is poorly understood with no FDA-approved treatment.
>He had to do his own research into non-conventional treatments and spent over $200,000 trying different drugs and alternative cures, but without much success.
>It wasn’t until the winter of 2011 when he had a breakthrough. Joey learned that some patients with similar conditions recovered shortly after camping in the desert. Without much to lose, Joey decided to give it a shot.
>What happened next was nothing short of a miracle. Within a month, Joey felt better and went from death’s door to hiking every day.
>And as it turns out, his time at the desert paved the way for something more than him getting better. Joey told me that he owes his recovery to the patients who shared their experiences with him. This inspired him to start his own company, so he can provide others with the same opportunity given to him: the chance to connect with people with similar conditions to share and learn from each other.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerryja...taught-me-about-inspiration-and-appreciation/
>Joey divulged that he suffered from a serious health condition that, at its worst, prevented him from walking or standing for more than a few minutes at a time and impaired his ability to read. And to make things worse, his condition is poorly understood with no FDA-approved treatment.
>He had to do his own research into non-conventional treatments and spent over $200,000 trying different drugs and alternative cures, but without much success.
>It wasn’t until the winter of 2011 when he had a breakthrough. Joey learned that some patients with similar conditions recovered shortly after camping in the desert. Without much to lose, Joey decided to give it a shot.
>What happened next was nothing short of a miracle. Within a month, Joey felt better and went from death’s door to hiking every day.
>And as it turns out, his time at the desert paved the way for something more than him getting better. Joey told me that he owes his recovery to the patients who shared their experiences with him. This inspired him to start his own company, so he can provide others with the same opportunity given to him: the chance to connect with people with similar conditions to share and learn from each other.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerryja...taught-me-about-inspiration-and-appreciation/