Mohammed is perhaps the most famous epileptic in the history of mankind. Joan of Arc, whose visions have been part of European history for several centuries. John Milton, who, despite his blindness, remained an outstanding statesman of England, and at the end of his life became a classic of English literature. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a wheelchair-bound US president. Helen Keller is a deaf-blind girl who found contact with the world and became one of the most famous women of the 20th century. Paralyzed Stephen Hawking is an outstanding theorist of modern science who communicates with the world using three fingers of his left hand and cannot even breathe normally. John Nash (the same mathematician whose story formed the basis of the film “A Beautiful Mind”), who received the Nobel Prize in Economics for developing game theory. These are politicians, scientists, religious and public figures... The book brought to the attention of the reader brings together the stories of outstanding people whom illness (physical or mental) not only did not limit the manifestation of their creativity, but, on the contrary, helped to reveal the potential inherent in them. Almost every story can become a unique example of not life “with illness,” but life “in spite of illness,” and sometimes life “thanks to illness.” The author tried to show that illness does not mean the collapse of plans and prospects, that with its help you can achieve success in life, recognition and, most importantly, reach the heights of self-realization.