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Searching For Heroes With Benjamin Hall

Searching For Heroes With Benjamin Hall

From Barely Surviving Birth to Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: JT Mestdagh's Story

Searching For Heroes With Benjamin Hall · Apr 28, 2025 · 31:10

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Before the age of 16, JT Mestdagh had undergone over 16 serious surgeries -- with many believing he shouldn't have survived his first years of life. Despite the challenges, JT has been able to take every challenging, bad day, and turned it into one worth living.

JT joins Ben to discuss how living with VACTERL syndrome, a rare combination of several birth defects, severe dyslexia, and short-term memory loss has influenced his life, but never stopped him from trying to be the best he can be.

 He shares how that determination led him to do things doctors never thought would be possible—from everyday tasks like walking and reading to climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and starting the JT Mestdagh Foundation.

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