Ren has shared an eight-chapter video series telling his story in detail. Below is a concise, non-speculative timeline that sticks to what Ren himself has said across those updates and public posts.

Timeline (as Ren has described it)

• Before 2015 — Misdiagnoses. Ren has said he spent years being treated for other conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome, while the underlying cause remained unclear.
• 2015 — Lyme disease diagnosis. Ren has stated he received a formal diagnosis of Lyme disease in 2015, which reframed his earlier symptoms and treatments.
• 2016–2017 — Intensive treatment. Ren has spoken about undergoing aggressive treatment blocks during these years (including stem-cell therapy) and the difficult recovery that followed.
• Ongoing management. In later updates Ren explains that lingering complications (including autoimmunity/neurological effects) required long, careful management, often impacting his ability to perform, tour, and create.

How this lives in the music

In Hi Ren, illness becomes a stage where the artist debates himself—mind, body, and will. Sick Boi moves from diagnosis to defiance, documenting the pressure, the pills, and the perseverance. The Sanctuary project gathers that resilience into a vision of shared space and recovery—read the essay here.

Ren repeatedly frames the journey not as a tragedy but as training: the discipline that forged his voice and live craft. The music is the record—the body keeps the minutes; the songs keep the meaning.

This page summarises what Ren has said publicly in his videos and posts. It is not medical advice.