Ben Rios:  

Life has been... a roller coaster! Not that I believe I am the only that has to go through similar situations. After getting outta high school vocational schools were my thing, I believe I was a car-freak from the day I was born. Tried to become a mechanic or something automotive. But a huge wall stopped me. Epileptic seizures. Back in 2001 after going through doctor after doctor saying I was the reason my seizures were not under control. I was taking enough medications for a 1200 lb person! Way more than a 200 lb person should need. It was obvious that the system did not want to spend the money it would cost to take care of the problem, although it was costing them upwards of $30k a year for my prescriptions alone! I finally got sent to a doctor that saw it from my point of view and realized that medications were not the answer. My mom had taken me to this appointment 'cuz I was legally not able to get a license. He then said, "What do you think about brain surgery in your temporal lobe?". He asked me to think about it... He did not even make it to the door before I said yes. Well it was not something they did right there in the office, so I was given time to think about it while th...Expand for more