ability to prioritize your life. what you need, what you want, what you love becomes breathtakingly clear. i know this. and brad understood this. watching his 38-year-old aunt fight breast cancer. he saw how she felt isolated and brad knew there was something he could do. he created a community for other young cancer fighters and started first descents and he lead groups to climb mountains and surf great waves and kayak down roaring rivers. when you're with others that have felt what you're feeling that grasp that this might be your last year. and it's a beautiful thing to stair down some rapids. reminds you that life is precious. always surprising. and the most glorious ride around.