Michael Ryan joined me to share his
incredible story battling for his life after sustaining a brain injury in a
high school football game.  His story is
about facing great challenges and finding the will deep inside to fight and emerge
victorious.

He retraced his life up to the point
of the injury, the football game detail of the hit, and the tremendous number of
obstacles he had to overcome in his recovery. 
He was literally on the edge of losing his life as doctors struggled to
stop the hemorrhage.  Complications led
to further problems in his gut and additional surgeries.  But he set goals, he fought hard and he persevered.

Mike’s podcast ended up being much more
than a football story.  It was his own
auto biography.

Mike Ryan grew up in San Diego in an ethnically mixed family and a racially mixed neighborhood.  His childhood home often was a place of alcoholism and violence.  But he found support from his extended family and a close-knit group of friends in his community.  Mike shared stories about his father’s struggle with PTSD, his mother’s Jehovah Witness faith and the support he received from his grandmother and siblings.  We went down memory lane reliving stories from his days at Hoover High School, the special moment when he met his wife Galit and their marriage nearly 24 years ago.  Mike spoke at length about his love of his family and shared many entertaining family stories involving Galit and his children Tommy and Sarah.

Mike Ryan is a Poway resident,
author, family man, sports fan, martial artist and a Datsun car enthusiast.  His book The Heart of the Lion is available on
Amazon.

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Michael Ryan Info:

The Heart of the Lion Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/The-Heart-of-the-Lion-388633955300371/The
Heart of the Lion on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Lion-Journey-Traumatic-Injury/dp/0578447657/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=the+heart+of+the+lion&qid=1555209761&s=gateway&sr=8-4Mike
Ryan Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/lionryan71

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