Ryan Simpson, 24, tells PEOPLE that his goal is to raise awareness about the disease
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- Ryan Simpson was diagnosed with brain cancer after he began experiencing seizures in 2023
- Simpson decided to raise brain cancer awareness by reaching the tallest mountain peak of every state
- “I kind of turned a curse into a blessing in my mind,” he tells PEOPLE
Ryan Simpson still remembers the night that changed his life two years ago when he was home alone watching TV.
“I kind of felt that something wasn’t quite right,” Simpson, 24, an IT employee at a Lexington, Ky., hospital, tells PEOPLE. “The next thing I know, I woke up on the floor, very confused.”
He adds, “I didn’t even know what happened, but I figured waking up on the floor is not a normal thing, so I should probably go get checked out.”…