About me

Background

My name is Liam Wilson Neidig. I was born in Fort Wainwright, Alaska on May 29th, 2002. My parents are Chad and Amy Neidig. I have one sister named Hailey. I grew up a military brat, but I have lived in Lansing, Kansas most of my life. I graduated from Lansing Senior High School as the class salutatorian. I attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City for one semester before breaking my leg and UMKC cutting their track and XC program. I studied applied mathematics with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas. I have since returned to UMKC to finish my degree in Mechanical engineering. When I am not running or studying, I am probably playing the trading card game, Magic: The Gathering. Thank you for taking the time to visit my site and learn a little bit about me.

Stomach

I have a really messed up stomach. I was born with celiac disease and later in life I developed a condition called gastroparesis (GP, for short.) This means that I cannot eat anything with gluten or diary in it. Celiac is an autoimmune disorder that makes your stomach attack itself whenever you eat something that triggers it. GP makes it so my stomach is partially paralyzed. So, this means whenever I eat something I am not supposed to, my stomach will start to attack itself which causes stress on my system. Stress makes the GP symptoms even worse which means the food that makes my stomach attack itself stays in my stomach for a longer period. This leads to a feel-bad feedback loop wherein I spend up to a week in pain. I would not recommend what I have. It can be brutal. However, I believe what I have makes me stronger and gives me an edge. I choose to not let my ailments define me but instead use them to become an even better version of myself.

My favorite quote

"I know you're tired. I know you're hurting, and I wish I could say something that was classy and inspirational, but that just wouldn't be our style. Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever."