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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Ben Breedlove

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Ben Breedlove was an Austin teenager who had a popular YouTube channel
("OurAdvice4You") where he gave dating advice to viewers. He also had
a life-threatening heart condition he fought every day growing up.

The brave 18-year-old lost his life on Christmas night from a heart
attack. The week before, he recorded the below videos where he shared
his feelings about death, after "cheating" it three times.

He also shared a vision that came to him when the paramedics were
reviving him at his school: he stood in a white room, wearing a suit,
and was joined by his favorite rapper, Kid Cudi.

"I then looked in the mirror, I was proud of myself of my entire life,
everything I have done. It was the BEST feeling," he wrote.

Cudi posted the following message on his blog in response to the news
of Breedlove's death: "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the
video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in
his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down... To Ben's family,
you raised a real hero, he's definitely mine. You have my love."

Watch Breedlove's videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlTHfVaU9o&feature=player_embedded

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