Ryan Vogels is a support group facilitator for the Affected Men’s Support Group and the Chicagoland DM Support Group. He got involved with MDF after being formally diagnosed in January 2023, but experienced symptoms for almost a decade before that. Ryan enjoys boating, camping, rockhounding, and other activities he can do with his family. He says that is family is what is most important to him. He has worked in the Mortgage business since 2006, and was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years as a way of serving his community. After being diagnosed, Ryan realized it might not be the safest way to help, so he stepped away from firefighting. His drive to help the community led him to becoming a Support Group Facilitator! Ryan says he likes to push back on DM as much as it pushes him.