REI Wealth Monthly Issue 07 | Page 16

INTERVIEW WITH BEN LEYBOVICH NOLAND ARARACAP the nerves. Think of electrical wiring – the plastic tubing on the outside of the actual wire is the equivalent to this protective sheath. If the plastic cover over the wire breaks down, the wire sparks and causes a fire. Similarly, if this protective sheath around the nerves is disturbed, the signals that travel from the brain get interrupted. This is why I was experiencing all that tingling, numbness, and loss of control. This is also why over time, once the deterioration is bad enough, I could gradually lose control of my body! This was my crossroads! I am a violinist – music is what I know; it’s what I am; it’s who I am; it’s what I love and what I’ve done since the age of 5 for crying out loud. What now? Can I still play the instrument? Is it wise to pla ???&V??r&?RF?V&??f??r2W&f?&??r'F?7B???v??rF?B?6?V?B??6R6??G&???b???'2B?F??S?'WB??b??B?W6?2?F?V?v?C???v?r??6?( ?BWfV???v??Rv?B??RvW&Rv???rF?&?Vv????7BV??Rv?V?B?fRF?ff?7V?@?F??R&V6?fW&??rg&??F??2?v?B?V?VB?W?C??F??2v2fW'?F?ff?7V?BW&??B????fR??FVVB?'WBWfV?GV???&V??VBF?Bv?N( ?B?V?VBv2&?@?&??6????BFVF?v'&?B??B?&Vv?F?W???R?6?GVF????F?Rf?'7BF???r??VVFVBF?W7F&?6?v2v?@????B?b??"v?V?B&Rv??Bf?"?RV?FW"F?R6?&7V?7F?6W2( 2??rF????R???W??b??B'?????r?W6?3????&W6V&6?VBF?Rv?&?B?b???W?W?FV?6?fV???B?6?RF?&V??RF?BF?W&R&RF?&VRG?W2?b??6??S?V&?V@???6??R?76?fR??6??R??B?'Ff?????6??R?V&?VB??6??R?2V?????V?B?B6V?b?V?????V?B??6??R??@??2F?R&W7V?B?bW&f?&??r?&?"??W?6??vRf?"?6?V6???N( ?2F?R&R?V?F????Bv?V?6?F?R6??6????B?`???