Kyle Diaz

Kyle Diaz is a musician with MS.

Deep Brain Stimulation
Kyle had been diagnosed two years prior with multiple sclerosis. One of his symptoms was a hand tremor, which had recently shown up. Because of his career as a guitarist, he came to the hospital to have deep brain stimulation to stop the tremor. The tremor had started right as he landed a 13-city tour as the opening act. He was shocked to learn that he'd be awake and playing the guitar during his surgery.

They started the procedure and Kyle played as they tested different areas. When Kyle's face started to droop, they realized he had a slight brain bleed. They prepared the bleeding and he played guitar for them so they could target the DBS to treat his tremor.

After his procedure, Kyle was awake and stable. He talked to Stephanie about her professional jealousy, saying he'd experienced that on the other end himself. He then decided to sleep as she stayed to watch him as she'd been assigned to do.

Romantic
He heavily flirted with Stephanie Edwards during his hospitalization.

Friendships
He said he had several friends who also dreamed of stardom. When he started to get successful, they got jealous and he realized they weren't really his friends but his competition.

Career
He is a guitarist.

Notes and Trivia

 * He was 34 at the time of his DBS.