Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1962, River spent his formative years raised by a father who was an Electrical Engineer for NASA. After a trauma event at age 12 and separation from his father, he found himself seeking solace in the arts by the age of 15. River spent the next 20 years of his life performing on stages as a professional dancer, mainly in the large production shows in Las Vegas. During these years, he experienced visions, precognition and loss of time, all of which he hid from those around him. Only sharing his unique symptoms with new wife, they danced in the Las Vegas shows together and raised two children. As the years went on and his mental sensitivities continued, his children followed in their parents footsteps and became Las Vegas dance royalty. Now working as a production manager for a show on the Las Vegas strip, River learned of a possible explanation for his life long secret and in 2021, with his children by his side, his journey of healing and the return of his lost childhood memories finally began.