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Dain Zaffke endured a one-in-a-million type of cancer, a lost lung, six rounds of aggressive chemo, and a paralyzed vocal cord. But it wasn’t until Dain’s doctor told him he had three months left to live that he experienced a profound shift in perspective. Two years later, Dain is living cancer-free, yet hasn’t forgotten the deepest lesson from that trauma: to prioritize family, friends, and the things that bring him joy. This film illustrates how cycling and surfing remind Dain—and should remind all of us—to appreciate the beauty of our natural world.
Transcript
00:03Life started to get good.
00:10And then I went for a routine scan.
00:15That's when he told me I had three months left to live.
00:19Then we get the call from the doctor.
00:23He said I had to take his whole lung.
00:30Dane often talked about different races that he'd done.
00:33And one of them was the Downeyville Classic.
00:38Just trying to embrace the uncertainty of it all.
00:42Of not knowing how it's going to go.

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