The Elijah Stacy Show: Recent Episodes
Elijah Stacy
The world through the eyes of a 20 year old living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (fatal muscle-wasting disease) Elijah Stacy. Losing his ability to walk at 11, losing his mobility in his arms, and with a short life expectancy, Elijah shares his unique perspective on life. Elijah talks about his views on major world events, philosophy, God, dealing with suffering, and everything that he’s learning.
Elijah is the founder of the nonprofit organization Destroy Duchenne, which aims at advancing gene-editing & gene therapy to cure the disease he and so many others suffer from.
I talk about death more and how thinking about your funeral can lead to a better use of your time while alive.
I ask a simple question: what is your wheelchair in life? And then I tell you to think about me and how I sit on top of my wheelchair everyday.
I talk about how realizing you’re going to die is one of the best things you can do to live a better life.
I talk about why people need to take time to just think about things and not be so caught up in the short term.
I share my thoughts about why being cold and uncomfortable can be a good thing and one my life tactics of using visualization to expand my comfort zone.
Outlining my vision for this podcast. You will get smarter, more ambitious, and fired up about life. You will believe in yourself after listening to me.