My name is James. In August 2016, the universe decided I needed a break — whether I wanted one or not. Admitted into hospital with severe stomach and leg pain and ended up in a coma for 16 days on life support, given a week to live. Diagnosis, severe life threatening staphylococcus. I flatlined. I had a stroke. I lost my memory. And somehow, stubbornly, I kept going. After 14 weeks of rehab, I had to relearn talking, walking, and basically everything humans take for granted.​ When doctors warned me, another necessary surgery could cause a stroke, heart failure, or worse, I told them: "Well, if at first you don't succeed, try again, right?" I was clearly the model patient.​ Then another health scare in 2020, thankfully gone in one surgery. Monitored until August 2025, now officially off the radar.  ​I also have been diagnosed with autism. Which means my brain has always done things its own way. Turns out that's not always a disadvantage.  In 2023 in the middle of all of it, two words appeared out of nowhere: Angry Hyena. Hyenas are misunderstood — written off as scavengers, dismissed, underestimated. But they're also one of nature's great survivors. And they laugh.​That's the whole philosophy really. Whatever life throws at you — and life will throw things — you keep going. You find the laugh, even when it's hard. Especially when it's hard. Never stop laughing whatever happens. This isn't a sob story. It's a survival guide with a side of humour. And now, apparently, a clothing brand. If our clothing reminds just one person to keep going, keep laughing and never give up, then Angry Hyena has already been a success.