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What if your hardest season became the catalyst for your greatest purpose? Ty Gibson takes us from an eight-year-old’s brittle diabetes in the 1970s to a dual transplant that changed everything, through two decades of wins and setbacks, all the way to the day his wife turned out to be an exact kidney match. The story is gripping, but it’s also practical: the early insulin pumps, the 65 pills a day, the emotional calculus of walking into surgery with a six-year-old at home, and the daily grind of dialysis while running a 45-person business.

We dig into the moments that bend a life—his mother’s gift of a kidney, a deceased donor’s pancreas, and later the shock of a failed match followed by a perfect one from his wife. Ty shares the shift that followed a family reunion, where telling his story led several relatives to sign up as organ donors. That’s when he realized silence helps no one and speaking up can literally save lives. His message radiates through a clear framework: grow or die, hope or despair, humor or drama. Align what you do, how you think, and how you talk, and positivity becomes a byproduct of action.

This conversation is for anyone on the edge of a tough decision or a long treatment. You’ll hear how to take one percent steps, why community matters when the chair is cold and the mornings are early, and how faith, science, and grit can rebuild a life more than once. If you’ve ever felt alone in a room full of machines or unsure how to help someone you love, Ty’s experience offers clarity, courage, and a way forward.

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SPEAKER_00:

Hello, and welcome back to the Healthy Living Podcast. I'm your host, Joe Grumbine, and today we've got a special guest. His name is Ty Gibson. And Ty's got a quite a story. He's a lifelong diabetic type one and recipient of three organ transplants. And I could probably just leave it right there. He's got a great story to tell us and um what he's done with his overcoming obstacles and um what he's done with it. So, Ty, welcome to the show. We've spent uh a couple of little glitches trying to get together, and I suspect we're gonna have a great conversation. Welcome to the show.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, Joe, thanks for your patience. I mean, I'm I'm extremely excited to be here. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00:

Excellent, excellent. So, you know, your your little intro um really has got a gigantic story behind it. I'm kind of itching to hear what you have to say. Why don't you why don't you just jump on into it? Tell us about your story.

SPEAKER_01:

You know, absolutely, Joe, and and thank you again. I uh, you know, I'm I have really had a lifelong of uh just uh different things, adversity, but everybody does. Everybody's got a story, and so I um, you know, and I just want to encourage my hope is today that we can encourage somebody through um through my story and and uh and and just helping others. But it starts back as you brought it up, as it at uh the age of eight, I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Wow, and uh for a kid, huh? Yeah, it was, and especially back so I here's I'm gonna I'm gonna age me a little bit here, Joe, but this was back in the 70s where the technology wasn't quite what it is today, right? So um, so you in the 70s down in southeast Texas is where I grew up, and and um no one in my family had ever had diabetes, so we didn't really understand it. We didn't, you know, didn't know a whole lot about it. Um, and so um, but I had really brittle diabetes. I mean, it was all over the board. They were struggling to try to get it controlled. So eventually out over a two-year span, I mean, I just there were there were some really close calls, and they I mean they didn't know a lot of times if I was even going to get through them, um, just because of the such highs and lows, and and you know, couldn't wake me up. And I mean, just really crazy, crazy out-of-control diabetes. And uh, but um, my parents got me over to a specialist in Houston, Texas, at the Texas Children's Hospital, uh, where they were doing some research, actually. And then now keep in mind this was a 70s, so but they were doing some research on a chemotherapy machine, a little pump that they were putting insulin in, and it was a syringe pump, but they would put the syringe in and it would give insulin throughout the day. And and um, so um, anyway, this thing was a pound nine ounces, and so I was uh I was put in over there on the research floor to to really um try to get this thing, get this in this diabetes regulated. And uh so it was it was really interesting. I mean, now I wouldn't say it was easy by no means because you know you're trying to regulate, but being in the hospital on the floor, there was some great care, some great doctors um that were able to try to maneuver through all this and really get me some better control. Now, fast forward over the years, I had my battles, you know, different pumps, as we know, different insulin pumps have gotten smaller and smaller and and better and better and technology and all these things. And also keep in mind just the way we were test checking our blood sugars back then, um, you know, uh pricking the fingers. Yeah, I mean, I can't tell you how many times a day. My fingers were purple pretty much all the time because I just I was always I was always checking that. Um, but so I I was able to to get somewhat control and the pumps again changed over the years. And then I'm gonna fast forward at the age of 30. I just I mean, I was feeling rough. I was working um in Austin, Texas, is where I was at, and I just I couldn't hardly um get through the day. So I finally went to the doctor and I said, Hey, I don't know what's going on. He says, Well, I'll tell you what's going on. You've you've lost your kidney function. Oh no, very low, and it's it's just uh he said, But here's the deal, Ty. This now now this was this was in uh 1999. And he said, uh, but there's a doctor out in Baltimore, Maryland that's doing a dual transplant. He said, he's doing kidney and a pancreas at the same time.

SPEAKER_00:

Wow.

SPEAKER_01:

Um, and he said, let's get you out there and see if you qualify um for for this for this uh this research surgery, right? So we uh we get out there, I qualify, I'm I'm I'm and everything's good, and and I'm a candidate for this surgery. Now keep in mind I'm getting a kidney and a pancreas. So my mother, who's 60 at the time, she said, Ty, I uh I feel like it's my um it's it's my role to I I have two kidneys. We've been given two kidneys, God gave us two kidneys that we're gonna you can have one of them. So um, and so uh if she said if if the doctors approve it and then and all that, and they said it's right, it's a good match, then I want it I want to donate. So that was great. But then, as you know, we've got to wait for a a pancreas from a dis from a deceased donor, right? So um, so all that to say, my mom gets matched, we get ready, we get on the list, I'm continuing to work. I did not try want to go on dialysis, I was trying to keep from going on dialysis because at the time they were saying the they were having better results if they of patients that were not previously on dialysis, and so my goal was not to go on dialysis, so I was fighting it really hard. Um, and I'll tell you it went over about an eight-month span. I went through all this, and then I finally at the I I would come home at six o'clock in the evening and go to bed and just try to get through the day the next day. So taking naps at lunches and just to try to get through it. And I finally came back and I went to the doctor and I said, I don't think I can go anymore. And he said, Well, let's get the stint in for for uh and and they put that in and we got ready for dialysis. That was on a Thursday. That following Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, I get a call at midnight from Baltimore and they go, Hey, we it looks like we've got a we've got a uh a pancreas ready. It looks like you know, we've had a there's obviously been uh a tragedy tragedy when in someone's family, but um, but what was an organ donor and and they have they are they donated their organs and it looks like it's a match. Um, so let's uh let's get mobilized. So we're down in Texas, so we mobile, we we we all get to Baltimore, we had you know bags packed ready to go. So and it was kind of like the movies always say we hurry up and wait and get you know, get run through the hospital and all that. But we got there, and so if you can pick, I'm in the middle surgical room. Uh my mother's in one, and then they're working on the organ in the other. Uh 16 hours later, the successful surgery. Um, my mother was waiting on me when she when she got out. Uh when I woke up in recovery, she was sitting there in a wheelchair, which was amazing. Um but uh but what the really cool thing was, and and and always this is the doctor said when they were trying to sew the kidney in that it started working. Wow, absolutely a miracle and amazing all at the same time. Um and I just I mean, I'm always so thankful for these this medical the these doctors and and and nurses and all these medical um folks that are just extreme that did them do amazing things. Um, so all that to say, I come out of the surgery and I feel immediately I feel better. But here's the thing I was taking 65 pills a day. Oh, so you gotta think all the anti-rejections, obviously, to keep my immune system down. And then I think half of them were probably meds just that were you know to keep the side effects of the other drugs, you know.

SPEAKER_00:

No, yeah, yeah, it's the whole cocktail conundrum has, you know, they could do a miracle and and put somebody else's kidney in you, but then you gotta live, support the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of your life.

SPEAKER_01:

That's right, that's so true. So, and they said it's gonna be a little bit, but here was the deal. There, this they'd only did a couple of these surgeries, and a couple of them didn't work. There was a few, they had a little bit of success, but not all of them. So when I left that night, I wasn't sure really what I was walking into or if what I what I was gonna be walking out of it, you know what I'm saying? I it really because I mean, obviously, as you know, you got to go through all this uh you know, worst case scenario things, right? And so, I mean, you're really your mind is really just all over the place. At the time, I had a six-year-old daughter, and so to walk out that night was was really challenging because you just don't know. You don't know, you know, is that the last time I'm gonna see her? Is it you know, you just you don't know, right? Is it is that the you know, and and so it was really a really mental struggle as well through that time. Um, now after that year, I I mean I felt amazing. But here's what happened after some we talked about someone donated an organ. I was because of that, I was able to get married, I was able to um adopt my daughter, um, I was able to uh start a business, and and I so I always try to at this moment I in the story I always try to tell people whatever we're dealing with, whatever walls in front of us, it's worth the climb. It's absolutely worth the climb. Um, because I mean, you know, I I always say, and I don't know how I got through it, and I and and I wrote down, you know, and I've gone back since and kind of really put together some th three quick steps that try to help people through adversity. But um, but I I also again was raised in my dad raised me where nobody wants to hear your problem. Dust off boy, dust off, you know.

SPEAKER_00:

Put a band-aid on, it'd be all right, you know. Exactly. Dad, it's fallen off.

SPEAKER_01:

I'll put a band-aid, yeah. So um, so it was just one of the I grew up that way. So I just I mean, and I'll at the time, I will tell you this at the time I wasn't real thankful of it, but I I really believe that was equipping me for the for the journey I had ahead of me.

SPEAKER_00:

Sure.

SPEAKER_01:

You know, and it really I think that that mentality and that mindset really helped me push through some of the things, and and and I believe that I believe that now. I think a lot of our obstacles and our in our things that we run into, all they're really doing is getting us, they're preparing us and teaching us for things to come ahead.

SPEAKER_00:

I could not agree more. I I think that you know, today we got helicopter parents and people coddling everybody, and I'm like, how's that kid gonna take care of themselves when they get older? You gotta you gotta brush yourself off, you gotta get the scraped knee and the long head and the chip tooth and all the stuff we all got as kids, and we we kept going. Yep.

SPEAKER_01:

Well, you know, and I and that's that's kind of what I always I always just try to encourage through that. But the story, uh Joe, really doesn't end there. I mean, it can it keeps going. So, as we know, organs don't last forever. Um, so I for 12 years I didn't have diabetes. My my pancreas lasted for 12 years.

SPEAKER_00:

Wow. So what a blessing though to live a different life from wow.

SPEAKER_01:

I mean, you know, that that was that was amazing in itself because um I didn't I had no idea what having diabetes just felt like, yeah, but I was able, and I think I've been one of the few that have able to been able to to see what it's like before, right? And and after, and then now I'm back, you know, obviously only lasted 12 years, so I'm back as a diabetic. So I it was it's been a really interesting walk through that. Um, because I things that I didn't realize I felt bad about uh as a diabetic, wow, you do. I mean, diabet diabetes is a mean, uh really mean disease, especially if you're not controlling it. But but just even when you thought you were feeling good, yeah, you you you um you you have you know, as a diabetic, there's they're dealing with a lot more than the normal average person. But so with that said, the diet the pancreas lasted 12 years, and then my mother's kidney now lasted 20 years. Wow, and so now we are in you know 2019, end of 2019, and my kidneys start to fail again. Now, at this time, I've got a business that's got 45 plus employees. I mean, we're rolling, and and again, I was one of these guys that really I mean, my employees didn't even know what I was going through all the. I mean, because I just wouldn't the one that really shared it. It wasn't right, it wasn't that I'd if I would have known it would help people, I would have absolutely shared it. But but but more importantly, I was it was kind of that as I was raised to just dust it off, right? Put a band-aid on it. Nobody wants to hear your cry.

SPEAKER_00:

I mean, that's I get where you're coming from. I under I I can see it through that lens.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, so anyway, so 20 years, I uh uh immediately they put me on dialysis because I just couldn't go. I mean, it was when when when that pancreas, I mean when that kidney stopped, it stopped. Wow, so I was put on this, I was put on dialysis, and I tell you this, and I don't know um what faith people are or whatever, but I'm I'm a Christian, and I'll tell you, I was um if if you ever go by a dialysis center, I mean I just just say a prayer to um because those people there's some there's some really hopeless people in there, and there's piece of people in there doing miracle work, but it's just you know, you think about it, people are sitting in there waiting for an organ to match them so that they can live a normal life, right?

SPEAKER_00:

No, I've known a few people that have gone through dialysis, it's hard. Yeah, I I just went through chemotherapy um and I just overcame cancer. Um that almost killed me. So I it's a it's a similar story, but very different. But I went through a pump and all of that stuff too. And you know, the thing is the the when the when you're sitting there in a place like that, and literally just you know, that's all it's doing is keeping you alive, it's not fixing you, it's not holding, it's just a place, and you got to go through and just suffer, and and man, it could be disparaging, but like you said, that's also a place where God hangs out.

SPEAKER_01:

That's right, you're right, you're absolutely right, and you know, it's it's uh it's I don't know if you you know ever been in one, but I mean it's just a room with recliners in it, and and you get hooked up, and you know, some day you go and you you become really good friends with all these folks because you're there every day, every other day. I would go from 4 30 in the morning until nine, then I would go to work, and then I'd go to work and I would try to be, you know, to you know, rally our troops and keep our guy, you know, so act like nothing's wrong and um until about three, three thirty, and then I'd hit a wall and I had to go home, you know. Um, but so my sister now was a match for this second kidney. So I was super excited about that. We were going through the testing and all that, and then they came back right there at the end and said, you know, there's something with her kidney that's not um that won't work. Oh man. So get on Dallas's and it was really that was really a challenge because I really we were set up to do this, right? So my wife says, Look, so I'm a different blood type, but I want to go donate my kidney, and then in return, somebody else donates theirs and it moves me up to the front, you know, so that I could possibly get a matched kidney as soon as sooner than later.

SPEAKER_00:

They had a system like that, yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, it's really a kind of a uh a bank where you can turn you know donate and get moved up and all this. So I um so she went and did that, and then so that day I was at work and she calls and and she's just crying. And I'm like, what is wrong? I mean, I'm I'm talking like couldn't hardly talk, and I'm like, what is wrong? I I my thought thought was okay, she's been an accident, you know, what's happening? Because Ty, I match you exactly. And I was like, What? So six weeks later, I received my wife's kidney. Wow, and let me tell you what, I don't have enough, I don't have enough uh uh tokens in the world for on Mother's Day with my mom who's 85 years still living, and my wife.

SPEAKER_00:

I was gonna say, I bet you don't win any argument ever.

SPEAKER_01:

No, I don't you know what I've learned really well is yes, ma'am.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, I bet I'll bet that's a a good situation for that. Wow, you got me tears for a little bit. That's cool.

SPEAKER_01:

Um but so now uh it's been five years, and here's the beautiful thing a year and a half ago, uh well, about two years ago now, um, we were at a family reunion, and my wife said, Ty, would you mind telling the story? A lot of them want to ask. And I said, You know, if they want to hear my problems, I'll be glad to tell them. And so I I told the story and I was telling them all that. And on the way back, I got like five texts from people that were there and said, Hey, you know what? We're gonna sign up for the organ. Thanks for sharing your story. Wow, and and at that moment I said, Why am I being so selfish if I can help people by simply telling my story? 100%. So another point I want to make is you know, we all have a story, and I would tell you, this world we live in is tough, you know, and we need to lock arms with each other, put our arms around each other and try to help through it. So I always encourage people, you know, whatever you're dealing with, um, we're all dealing with something. But whatever that wall is in front of you, I'll tell you this, it costs zero to fix it. It's it's uh if you go you guys go look in the mirror, it's you, it's our choice, it's us that can make that. And and and I uh I want to say this is what's really cool. That six-year-old girl that I walked out of that room and not sure if I was ever gonna see her again. I got to walk down the aisle last month.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh man, wow.

SPEAKER_01:

So I I mean, I'm you know, so that's why I'm I'm on fire about like just helping people and encourage people. We can do it. Yeah, you can get through it. And and here's the thing I didn't like. People say, Well, you know, how'd you get through it? You know, was you a positive thinker? You know, and I positive thinking is just a is a word that I don't really understand. Go be a positive thinker, right? So I I really balled down, and and if you don't mind, I want to tell you real quick my three steps. Sure. First one, I always say, when I run into when I run into a uh adversity, or I and I encourage people to write this down because it's really worked for me, is the first question I ask, do I want to grow or die? Grow or die. That's what we do, right? So do we want to get better? And when I say die, I don't mean death of of a person, I mean death of a purpose, uh, a goal, a dream. Um, and find your why. You know, whoever it is that you is your family, is it your your spouse, is it your partner, whatever that looks like to you. That's the why. You need to know why. So that's what you do. You grow or you die. Number two is hope or despair. That's how we think, right? Are we gonna be because that could have been so it's so easy to say, God, why I mean, why would why me? Why am I getting three donor? Why have I had to do this? And why am I have why did I have diabetes today? There's you know, why, why, why, right? Yeah, yeah. And kind of that victim thing, right? Get rid of that. Number three is uh uh humor or drama, and that's how we talk. So when we go out, you know, we're going through these problems. If we're always talking about, you know, can you believe this happened to me? Can you believe that coming in? Here's the thing: if you those small three steps, think about those. And when you align those three, it's gonna force you to be a positive thinker. Agreed. So take the small, you know. I always say, Don't I mean if we get one percent better every day. Hey, just think how much, you know, that'll that'll quote, right?

SPEAKER_00:

Forward, absolutely.

SPEAKER_01:

So if we can take those smaller steps, if we can grow instead of dying, if we can have hope instead of despair, take that little bit, but be a positive thinker. But it's do, think, and talk. So, what are we doing? How are we thinking? And what are we talking about are the three things that will create positive thinking.

SPEAKER_00:

I couldn't agree better. You know, we we are what we talk about, we are what we think about, and that's a choice we have every single minute of every single day.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, and then like I said a while ago, we have what it takes. Yes, it's our positive, our mind is powerful. Oh, yeah. And sometimes we just gotta look in the mirror and go, are am I gonna make you know, buckle up kind of thing, right? In fact, um, I think I posted the other day and I got a lot of comments on it, and it said, um, quit complaining and let's go.

SPEAKER_00:

There you go. I love that.

SPEAKER_01:

And I think that's what we need to do. I really do. In a lot of cases, sometimes let's quit making excuses or being, you know, uh the victim on the things and let's go, let's make it happen. Do something so um, but anyway, that's kind of my story, Joe. And I and I I really at the end of the day, I just I just hope I can encourage people to get through it. But because of telling that story at the family reunion and people, you know, is why I'm doing it today, because I I saw I saw it, it helped people, and it's been amazing how many people that have reached out since I've been doing it, and so that's why I'm here today. And I just want to be an encourager because it it's it sometimes it takes somebody, you know, find your friends, your friends, find somebody, find call me. I don't matter, but find somebody to help get through because you can get through it, and on the other side of that is some amazing things.

SPEAKER_00:

I could not agree more. Ty, I tell you what, we we have such a parallel experience. I mean, you know, my last year and a half of dealing with cancer mirrors so much of what you were talking about, and and I I I'm I'm just lockstep with your thinking when it comes to that. And you know, that's really what this podcast is all about, you know, is uh bringing people with stories that are real and uh sharing with people, you know, when somebody goes through an adversity, I think a lot of people feel like they're all alone, like nobody understands their situation. And when you can listen to, you know, a show like this, listen to somebody like you or like me. I've had I have people reach out to me now every week, multiple times a week, that have cancer, and they ask me about you know, what can I do? And I I share my story and and things I've learned. And and you know, that's that's what you can do with an adversity. And I I I applaud you. I think you've really uh taken the tool you were given and you're using it. I think you're probably just getting started.

SPEAKER_01:

You know, and I'm and I I I you know I'm we're human, right? So and I say we're all dealing, you know. I know I love I hate that when I hear the statement, oh they you know, they've they've been so lucky, and these people have been, you know, how they I'll tell you what, behind that luck, right?

SPEAKER_00:

Is someone probably putting in a lot of work that we a lot of hard work usually behind every lucky person, yep. That's right.

SPEAKER_01:

So so don't, you know, uh I would just say, you know, it's it's up to you, and and and and um and you've got the tools, right? I mean, there's no there's no cost to to your positive to your mind.

SPEAKER_00:

A hundred percent. Well, I was about to ask you if you had a a central thought, a parting thought to leave with our listeners, but it almost seems like you might have just made it. But certainly uh if you want to wrap it around and and you know come up with one one central point, I mean, I I think you're nailing it.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, well, just and and again, I I really appreciate what you're doing, Joe, because I and and I would encourage people because no one knows you don't know what your friends or neighbors uh always are going through. Um, and uh and when we can and we can help uh be a positive light in people's life, uh, I encourage you to do it because they need it. We need it, and we and a lot of people that we don't even know need it. Oh you know, I mean, I I've I found out through this some of my really good friends needed to hear, and I didn't have no idea they needed this, you know. So um just just be just don't always think you understand who what everybody's dealing with, because I think sometimes just visiting with them, sharing your story and your challenges, um, and it helps, believe me, it's it's a it's therapy for yourself. It helps everybody involved, it does. So don't be like me and try to dust it off and put a band-aid on it.

SPEAKER_00:

Exactly, it has its merits, but certainly not not a way to live. Uh that's right.

SPEAKER_01:

That's so true.

SPEAKER_00:

I think for people to realize that some of the the difficult people in your life, the people that are angry or mean or or or you know, sad or whatever the thing that causes you to go reel back a little bit, usually they got something wrong that that's that they're hurting or struggling with, and and they don't know how to deal with it. And right um, you know, somebody's got to be the the guy doing the right thing.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, and there's and again, you're it's sometimes you know, I don't know what everybody's everybody's everybody's dealing with something different adversity, and some of these walls seem like they can't get over, right? And uh, and I know they feel big and and and and and a lot of them, a lot of times I looked up that mountain and didn't think I could get over it too. But but I'll tell you, uh, you know, it's uh it's small steps, don't try to tackle it all in one day. Just keep going steps, and you'll be surprised how quick you get up there.

SPEAKER_00:

Agreed, agreed. Well, Ty, if if you know, I I I suspect there's gonna be listeners that hear this show when we publish it, and they're like, Man, I need to talk to this guy. Um, how would somebody get a hold of you? Well, first of all, I would love that.

SPEAKER_01:

Uh, and I hope some I hope I resonate with somebody. Um, but I have my website, Joe, is Ty Gibson, and that's T Y G I P as in Paul S O N dot com. Um, but on that website's got a lot of information. I do, you know, I do public speaking. Um, and that's kind of that's been my my thing, but I but recently got into the podcast in which I love it because I'm getting to meet all these great people. Heck yeah. But uh, but Tygibson.com on that website, Joe, has my email, has my cell phone. If you guys want it, call me. I will love, love to uh have a conversation if I can encourage somebody or if somebody's got an event that they need some a group or a sales team or whatever it may be that needs some encouraging, I I'll be glad to be there.

SPEAKER_00:

Fantastic. Well, Ty, this has been an absolute pleasure, as I knew it would. And um, you know, again, I I know as you're cruising along, um, there's gonna be more to talk about. I certainly welcome you to come back anytime. And I just want to thank you for being here with us.

SPEAKER_01:

I'm so thankful, Joe. And and again, if you don't mind, I meant to say, please go follow me on so on that social media. I don't I'm uh uh they tell me all the time I gotta make sure I pass for that.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, absolutely.

SPEAKER_01:

You uh LinkedIn, uh TikTok, even fake. I mean, it's all I'm on all of that, but uh, but Spotify has my Ty Gibson No Options mindset um podcast. Nice. Um, and uh and hopefully if if if willing, we'll get Joe on mine.

SPEAKER_00:

So that'll be that'll be I would love to. Yeah, you had some kind of a big um intake thing that I was like, I was still finishing out my chemo when I looked at that. I'm like, you know what, let's just schedule it. But I'm I'm always willing to come out.

SPEAKER_01:

Okay, that's awesome. Yeah, if I can help anybody, y'all let me know. But Joe, thank you again for what you're doing. I really believe we you know we need more Joes out there and and uh uh to help.

SPEAKER_00:

Well, good. I I hope so. Excellent. Well, on that note, this has been another episode of the Healthy Living Podcast. I'm your host, Joe Grumbine. I want to thank all of our listeners for making this show possible, and we will see you next time.