ABOUT ME
D. R. Saenz is an inspirational speaker, author of eleven books, and an ordained minister. He is believed to be the only known human being walking today without a rebuilt pelvis, living on antibiotic beads and compensatory tissue built over twenty years of daily physical therapy. After declining hospice in 2019 and stopping pharmaceutical management in 2020 on his own terms, he continues to inspire audiences with a story of resilience, faith, and defiance that changes rooms.
WHERE I SPEAK
🏥 Medical Conferences & Conventions
💊 Hospitals, Clinics & Provider Groups
🎓 High Schools & College Assemblies
✝️ Faith & Church Organizations
📺 Morning Shows & Television
🎙️ Podcasts & Streaming Features
💼 Corporate Events & Brand Partnerships
🤝 Nonprofits & Community Events
WHAT I SPEAK ON
THE PATIENT WHO SAID NO
What happens when a patient knows their body better than the protocol — and acts on it. Twenty years of data, still walking.
DEFIANCE AS SURVIVAL
Declining hospice. Stopping pharmaceuticals. Doing the work when every prognosis said otherwise.
FAITH, RECOVERY & SHOWING UP
Recovery doesn't move in a straight line. The discipline of showing up is the same whether healing a body, a mind, or a life.
THE DECISION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
For youth — the truth about invincibility, consequence, and why who you're becoming is a choice available every morning.
ORDAINED. AUTHORED. ALIVE.
For faith communities — eleven books, ordained minister, alive by defiance. What grace looks like when it doesn't arrive on schedule.
