About me:
Hi, my name is William Bilicic and I am a Senior at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior to Georgetown, I went to a boarding school called Culver Academies (located in Culver, IN) for four years. I decided to start Spot-Aid with one goal: to make hospital stays easier. I have been in and out of hospitals my entire life and I want to make sure I can help make every patient's hospital experience better. I hope that Spot-Aid can help many people.
To start off, here is some background about my hospital experiences:
I had my first surgery when I was one day old because I had a disease called Hirschsprung's, which affects your colon. After that surgery and two more rounds of surgery, I was still having a lot of problems so I went to countless doctors in New York City, where I lived then, and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then, one day my parents found a doctor at the North Shore LIJ Children's Medical Center. There, a doctor changed my life forever. He figured out exactly what was wrong -- my original surgeries had been done the wrong way -- and continued to try and fix me completely. Then, in 1st grade I switched to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. They continued to work with me to help fix the damage that had been done to my stomach and intestines from the original surgery. As the doctors at the Mayo Clinic continued to treat me, I was diagnosed in 6th grade with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, a genetic condition that leads to colon cancer and something unrelated to my original disease. Eventually, because of this new diagnosis, my whole colon was removed and I got a J-Pouch. Since then I have had many surgeries to fix my stomach -- but nothing really major -- and the J-Pouch has been great. Overall, I have had around 50 surgeries and been under general anesthesia a countless number of times
At Georgetown, I am involved in the Georgetown University Grilling Society (GUGS) where I am a Grill Master and the former Vice President. At Georgetown, I am studying International Security and French. I also am in an accelerated Masters program which allows me to start my Masters degree during my senior year of Undergrad. I am pursuing a Masters degree in Security Studies with a concentration in terrorism and substate violence and I plan to graduate grad school in May 2021.
At Culver I played on the varsity tennis team at one doubles. I also played squash on a club team. I used to play basketball and row crew but I stopped due to health issues. I have three brothers and a dog named Maggie. I play a ton of sports, and I like to travel, read and do TRX.
Let me know if you have any other questions and I hope you enjoy Spot-Aid and that it helps you, your family and your friends.
Hi, my name is William Bilicic and I am a Senior at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior to Georgetown, I went to a boarding school called Culver Academies (located in Culver, IN) for four years. I decided to start Spot-Aid with one goal: to make hospital stays easier. I have been in and out of hospitals my entire life and I want to make sure I can help make every patient's hospital experience better. I hope that Spot-Aid can help many people.
To start off, here is some background about my hospital experiences:
I had my first surgery when I was one day old because I had a disease called Hirschsprung's, which affects your colon. After that surgery and two more rounds of surgery, I was still having a lot of problems so I went to countless doctors in New York City, where I lived then, and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then, one day my parents found a doctor at the North Shore LIJ Children's Medical Center. There, a doctor changed my life forever. He figured out exactly what was wrong -- my original surgeries had been done the wrong way -- and continued to try and fix me completely. Then, in 1st grade I switched to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. They continued to work with me to help fix the damage that had been done to my stomach and intestines from the original surgery. As the doctors at the Mayo Clinic continued to treat me, I was diagnosed in 6th grade with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, a genetic condition that leads to colon cancer and something unrelated to my original disease. Eventually, because of this new diagnosis, my whole colon was removed and I got a J-Pouch. Since then I have had many surgeries to fix my stomach -- but nothing really major -- and the J-Pouch has been great. Overall, I have had around 50 surgeries and been under general anesthesia a countless number of times
At Georgetown, I am involved in the Georgetown University Grilling Society (GUGS) where I am a Grill Master and the former Vice President. At Georgetown, I am studying International Security and French. I also am in an accelerated Masters program which allows me to start my Masters degree during my senior year of Undergrad. I am pursuing a Masters degree in Security Studies with a concentration in terrorism and substate violence and I plan to graduate grad school in May 2021.
At Culver I played on the varsity tennis team at one doubles. I also played squash on a club team. I used to play basketball and row crew but I stopped due to health issues. I have three brothers and a dog named Maggie. I play a ton of sports, and I like to travel, read and do TRX.
Let me know if you have any other questions and I hope you enjoy Spot-Aid and that it helps you, your family and your friends.