Shane Burcaw

Shane Burcaw is a successful author, entrepreneur, and inspirational speaker who has achieved great success despite living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

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Profession :

Blogger

Birthday :

May 28, 1992

Age :

32

Shane Burcaw, a renowned writer, advocate, and public speaker, focuses on disability issues and has gained prominence through his blog, Laughing at My Nightmare, which boasts around half a million followers. He has written several well-received books, such as “Laughing at My Nightmare” and “Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse,” and serves as the President of the nonprofit organization Laughing at My Nightmare, Inc. Among his accomplishments are being named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in 2017, receiving the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2020, and purchasing a house with his wife in 2021. With an estimated net worth of $2 million, Burcaw has accumulated his wealth through book sales, speaking engagements, merchandise sales, and YouTube ads. Remarkably, he has achieved all this while living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a progressive muscular disease.