I could not think of anyone else that I wanted to be for our very first featured badass. Not only has he beat all the odds, but he does it with great attitude Konner was born with spinal muscular atrophy type 1, which is the most severe case of the disease. What it means to have it is that his cells don’t regenerate every two weeks, like most people, so his cells die off and his muscles don’t grow, they don’t get strong, they atrophy, which affects everything in Konner’s life, especially his breathing. Konner’s life expectancy was 6-18 months,