The Moving Forward Podcast with Coach KJ and Dr. Valentina with Guest Steve

Our guest Steve grew up in Auburn, NY. Auburn is known for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.  So of course he played baseball along with hockey while in school.  After school, he served our country in the US Military.  This is where he embraced the fact that there wasn't anything he could not do. 

One day, Steve met with the school psychologist about his son.  The psychologist said his son's reading and writing were in the 5th percentile.  This did not make sense.  As their family sought answers for why and how this could be happening, they just could not accept the answers.  They knew there had to be something more. So his sports mindset kicked in and he started looking to build the right team.  Trying to find teammates who understood was exhausting   They had to be on the same page and moving in the same direction the doctors were pushing or the alternative path.  The bottom line is the military taught him that there was nothing he could not do.  His mother never gave up.  So, he and his wife were going to get the answers and solutions they needed together. 

Hope arose after the first 24 hours after his son was on prednisone and he said his first sentence, "Mamita, do you know where my father is, can you tell him I love him."  Steve knew their son had brain inflammation.  They just did not know why.  After this miracle, everything else became a quest to understand how to move forward.

Join us tonight for Steve's amazing story of tenacity, teamwork, hope, success, and purpose.

Steve's favorite quote is  "You can fall asleep in my class if you want to, but the life you save might be your own"