>>> finally coming in, down into florida. as we head through the day today the midwest will see some showers and into the northwest. now here's a look at what's happening outside your door.
>> stephanie, thanks.
>>> a message from a texas teen who suffered from a dangerous heart condition . tamron is back with the story.
>> dan breezelove wanted to share his deepest thoughts and struggled with the entire world. he made online videos . sadly he died christmas night but his final post left behind a legacy of warmth and hope.
>> thanks for weeching breedlove tv on casual wednesday.
>> reporter: ben breedlove had a loyal fan base. giving advice on life.
>> i'm here to give you the information back.
>> reporter: to love.
>> the older you are, the more mature you can be about it.
>> reporter: a lively 18-year-old from austin, texas faced a battle of his own.
>> i have a pacemaker.
>> reporter: hcm, he had fought the disease his entire life.
>> he was always happy and always smiling and he never complained about his heart condition .
>> reporter: his energy and endurance rivalled that of any high school teenager.
>> i'm not limited on anything but i may have -- i have to go in for checkups but other than that it's not a big problem.
>> reporter: doctors knew his heart couldn't keep up. on christmas day his heart stopped. but his message did it. it turned out that ben had secretly recorded a silent video one week before he died. it's a powerful message set to music and told on flash cards , a lifelong struggle with a failing heart. he cheated death not once but three times, the first time at age 4. he recently collapsed at school. his heart just stopped beating. ben was taken to the emergency room , where he wrote that he saw a white light and his favorite rapper, kid cuddy.
>> i'm not sure why steven didn't show but cuddy, i'll go with that.
>> telling the world of his near death experience , ben still smiles, a brave young man at peace with his destiny.
>> i think a lot of people think about something they've never thought about before and that is to me is a wonderful gift.
>> reporter: at the funeral friends and family honored his life and silent message.
>> it seems more mere coincidence the timing of everything and how ben 's message is going literally to millions of people.
>> reporter: a flash card worth a thousand words and a wisdom way beyond his years. more than 1 million people have already reviewed it. kid cuddy wrote ben 's vision of him warmed his heart.
Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45824308/
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