Billy Zureikat, known as 'Tripping Billy,' is using food to raise awareness for a rare disease, and reinvent himself in the process.
Finding a new lease on life through pizza. One Chicago man is sharing his story by the slice.
Billy Zureikat, known as"Tripping Billy," is using food to raise awareness for a rare disease, and reinvent himself in the process.Inside Milly's Pizza In The Pan in Uptown, aprons are on and Billy Zureikat shares his recipe for the"Tripping Billy" pizza. His recipe is in some of the most popular pizza restaurants across the city, and celebrated on social media.Billy said he's having the time of his life, but getting here, he first had to receive the worst news of his life. Now he wants to sit down and share it with us.It took eight years to for Billy to get that diagnosis to explain why he'd trip and fall while walking or playing basketball.
"I was scared, and I still am scared," he said."I've essentially had to relearn how to live my life now at 39.""Instead of going to a gym and shooting 100 three pointers, I would just make 10 pizzas," he said.Billy says he chose to own his diagnosis.He shared the pizza at a charity event highlighting home chefs. Now he's on the
collaborating with dozens of local restaurants, asking each to donate a portion of each slice to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, where he is now the Illinois ambassador."Let's make the most of a difficult time, and maybe I can make an impact on the world," he said."Cooking helped me find my joy. Cooking may not be yours, but find whatever it is, and just do something good.""It doesn't look the same.
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