As a child, he watched his mother decline in health due to a neurological illness. Given a 1-year prognosis early in the illness, she survived for 3 years, and Mark, alongside his grandmother, continued to care for her.

Watching as his mother declined both mentally and physically, he saw firsthand the devastation neurological illnesses and conditions can cause.

This, as well as the passing of his grandmother, inspired him to come to Boston and begin developing something to aid the people suffering from neurological illnesses.