One Brigadier-Earthquake-Engineer against the horde of an AutoImmune Disease symptoms

For All He Has Been, For All He Is: A Celebration of Sharma Ji’s Humble Brilliance and Battle against Guillain–Barré syndrome

Some individuals write because they love to write, and some write to share wisdom.

SK Sharma (earlier 8th Wonder) is the wonder in my life who writes, reads, applauds generously, and stays the most humble person in the room despite being the most astute radiance.

Here, we have the immense privilege of learning from Brigadier S.K. Sharma sir.

To the broader world, he is a retired military veteran and an expert in earthquake engineering. But to our community here on Medium, he is simply the epitome of humility — a writer of no-frills, humble brilliance who guides, appreciates, and stands as a lighthouse for so many of us.

Today, he reached 1000 followers.

But today, he chose to uphold awareness on Yoga, Pranayama, Mudras, and holistic lifestyle.**

Today, Sharma Ji shared a profoundly moving account of his 9-month battle with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune crisis that suddenly paralyzed his legs in August 2025.

The point of this article is to bring attention to his brilliant sharing. If you are on Medium, you are looking for good reads, and Sharma Ji is a goldmine on several topics. So please do your future self an immense favor and read his primary chronicle on:

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When complimented for the sheer majesty of marrying modern physiotherapy with traditional Pranayama and Mudras, his response didn’t boast of triumph. Instead, with a striking, grounded humbleness, he noted:

“Please see, I had no other choice. To lead a proper life, I needed to get back into some decent shape.”

It is a statement that makes us pause, look closer, and bow down to him. Where others see an extraordinary milestone of human willpower, Sharma Ji sees a quiet duty to his life. He does not even admit that it is his love for those around him.

Many would admit defeat in that position. Many would embrace the bed, or embrace a reality of 30-pills-a-day just to sit somewhere without pain. It would have been easy to surrender to a burden.

But Sharma Ji went through immense physical pain because he wanted to burden no one — choosing instead to stand tall so he could continue to offer help to the people around him, rather than needing it.

He says he had no choice, but in reality;

he just created his own choice, when life did not offer him one.

We celebrate and bow down to him:

• For all he has been… a protector of the nation, a master of structural resilience, and a man of uncompromising discipline.
• For all he is to our community here on Medium… a selfless mentor, a source of unwavering encouragement, and a powerhouse of guiding warmth.
• For all he has been through… enduring the terrifying velocity of a neurological collapse and fighting his way back to 90% fitness over ten months of quiet, relentless grit.
• And for all he is to the propagation of Yoga… proving to the world that traditional Pranayamas, Asanas, and Mudras are not archaic philosophies, but living, breathing sciences capable of rebuilding a shattered nervous system from the inside out.

screenshot taken by author from Recovering after a Debilitating Infection by SK Sharma (earlier 8th Wonder)

He offered more than what clinical data gave.

My Scientific Echo: Re-reading the Literature Review

For the past two years, I have been personally compiling a reading list on the impact of yoga for autoimmune diseases and functional mobility. When Sharma Ji shared his successful Guillain-Barré Syndrome recovery timeline using physiotherapy, Pranayama, and Sandhi Mudras, I went back through it a bit.

For those who wish to understand the academic and clinical frameworks that support exactly what Sharma sir practiced, here is a list of literature validating yoga, mudras, and holistic recovery for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:

• **Integrated Yoga and Naturopathy Treatments in Enhancing Motor and Sensory Recovery in Guillain Barre Syndrome- A Case Study* Advances in Traditional Medicine | Springer Nature (January 2025)* A clinical case study documenting how integrated yoga therapies significantly enhance muscle power, sensory tracking and daily functional mobility in GBS patients.
• **Nursing from the Inside-Out: Culture, Leadership and Transformation* Google Books (Johns Hopkins Nursing / Laura J. Sartori) details holistic patient-recovery-models, validating the use of intentional somatic practices and Mudras* to stabilize the nervous system during neurological trauma.
• **Exploring Ayurvedic Modalities in a Clinically Diagnosed Guillain-Barré Syndrome Patient: A Case Report* EBSCOhost / International Journal of Ayurveda.* Its an investigation into traditional Indian metabolic and neurological therapies to aid nerve regeneration post-acute GBS paralysis.
• **Current Evidences of Physiotherapy on Functional Mobility in Guillain Barre Syndrome* Cuestiones de Fisioterapia:* A clinical review on how structured, deliberate physical therapy targets lower-limb weakness to restore baseline motor control.
• Paraplegia in the Emergency Room: Spinal Cord Compression and Guillain-Barré Syndrome — A 2025 Scoping Review : Exploration of Medicine (2025) A multidisciplinary medical review emphasizing why acute lower-limb paralysis and leg weakness are the defining diagnostic markers of an oncoming GBS attack.

Sharma sir’s life reminds us that true strength doesn’t roar. It sits quietly, breathes deeply, practices its mudras, and rebuilds its foundation day by day. He promises us he is just trying to get into shape, but the truth is, he continues to fascinate and inspire us all.

By the time I wrote this and submitted, the beloved Sharma Ji was off for his 4PM workout!

Bowing down to your grit, your choice, and your beautiful soul, Sharma Ji. Thank you for being our fortress and lighthouse.