Originally from Plano, Texas, Keaton was diagnosed with CMTX after he noticed significant difficulty walking around the pool while he was on his high school's swim team. He recently graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a degree in economics and works in commercial real estate in Dallas. During high school and college, Keaton tried to keep the effects of CMT hidden from his friends and family but he is now ready to both join and contribute to the wider CMTA community. He has continued to pursue his passions of cooking, traveling, and video games without letting the pain of CMT get in the way.