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Beats, Grit & Resilience: B-Cide on Life With MS, Underground Hip-Hop, and Reinventing the Dream | Adulting With Autism #NoLimits #MSWarrior

April Ratchford MS OT/L Season 2 Episode 178

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Join Adulting With Autism for an unflinching, inspiring conversation with underground rap veteran, producer, and 55 Strong brand creator Robert “B-Cide” Cardillo II. B-Cide opens up about getting diagnosed with MS at the height of his music career, what it means to keep hustling through invisible illness, and how he’s built a legacy that’s about survival, not pity. His memoir, Myelin My Shoes, pulls no punches on disability, depression, and the mental strength needed to stay true when the world moves on.

From intimate reflections on music, meds, and mental health to honest advice on pivoting and reinventing dreams, this episode is for creatives, fighters, and anyone who’s been told “you can’t”—but kept grinding anyway. Learn how B-Cide’s story transcends music and disability, providing practical hope and connection for the neurodivergent, chronically ill, and their allies.

Stream, share, and connect with B-Cide on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and at b-cide.com for music, merch, and Myelin My Shoes. Tag #AdultingWithAutism and #55Strong to let us know how you’re pushing through. Subscribe for more raw, real conversations at the intersection of creativity, adversity, and neurodiversity.

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