If you have not had your crying moment of the day, then I suggest watching the video below. It will definitely do it. I barely got through the first minute without bursting into tears. I had to pause for an hour or so, and I have now just recently finished watching it. Call me a sap, I don't care. I think it's good for people to cry - happy or sad tears, it's all good.
Ben Breedlove, and 18 year old senior from Austin, Texas died Christmas Day of a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is something Ben had all his life. Much like the kid who's video I posted two weeks ago, he uses notecards to share his story.
His parents had no idea he had recorded such a video until they started going through his belongings. To add to the pain, the hit 80's song, "Mad World" is playing in the background as Ben silently displays his cards.
What really strikes me the most about this video, is that here is a boy sharing his near-death experiences to the entire world, and the world didn't even know it yet. I love you, Ben Breedlove.
His mother, Deanne Breedlove, says her son died after the family opened their Christmas presents.
"I just think Ben opened doors for a lot of people to think about something that maybe they've never thought about before," Deanne Breedlove told KXAN. "And that to me is a wonderful gift." [Source-Today]
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter
