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Short Bio (about 40 words)

Shant Cimenian is the #1 Amazon best-selling author of My Life, My Victory: Thriving with a Rare Genetic Disease. Diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean Fever at nine months old, he speaks on resilience, faith, and living with invisible illness.

Medium Bio (about 90 words)

Shant Cimenian is an Armenian American author, speaker, and entrepreneur from Watertown, Massachusetts. Diagnosed at nine months old with an ultra-rare form of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), he grew up with chronic pain that few could see. His memoir, My Life, My Victory: Thriving with a Rare Genetic Disease, reached #1 on Amazon in chronic pain categories and has found readers in more than 64 countries. A Georgetown University student, Shant speaks to schools, churches, and organizations about resilience, faith, and invisible illness.

Long Bio (about 180 words)

Shant Cimenian is an Armenian American author, speaker, and entrepreneur from Watertown, Massachusetts. At just nine months old, he was diagnosed with an ultra-rare form of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), an incurable autoinflammatory genetic disease that causes recurring fevers and severe pain. Because FMF is an invisible illness, much of his childhood was spent fighting battles others could not see, including hospital stays, missed school, and the quiet question of "Why me?"

With the support of his family and his faith, Shant chose to turn his struggle into purpose. In December 2023 he published My Life, My Victory: Thriving with a Rare Genetic Disease, which reached #1 on Amazon in chronic pain categories and has reached readers in more than 64 countries. He has since released a children's edition and additional books, and his story has been featured by NY Weekly, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and Benzinga.

Shant studies Management at Georgetown University and has built businesses in real estate. His short film, Victory Adventures, inspires young people to face adversity with courage, and a feature film adaptation is in development.