Dr. Barone was born and raised in the projects of Buffalo, NY by a single mother. From a very young age, his mother instilled the values of hard work, education, and health. Every morning she would run with lead weights on her ankles. She completed her master’s degree while working in a sponge factory. But growing up, Jeremy was terribly sick with chronic ear infections, scoliosis, and he was a late bed wetter. His scoliosis was so severe that his ribcage was deformed, one side protruded more than the other, and one shoulder was much higher than the other. His mother took him to many doctors but to no avail.