"I owned every second, That this world could give"

The band OneRepublic is helping to bring awareness about Cystic Fibrosis with their new video for their song, I Lived.

The video features real life CF patient,  15 year old Bryan Warnecke. The video opens with him putting on his vest, which is a therapy he does daily, and he describes what CF is. 

Then, through home videos, we get to see how Brian lives. He does everything that other children do and then some.

Playing, biking, riding a tractor, falling down and getting back up, waterskiing, surfing, jetskiing, rollerblading, skiing, playing hockey, rock climbing, skateboarding, and singing in the crowd at a concert at Red Rocks.

Bryan has even ridden over 1,200 miles on his bike to raise over $300,000 for CF research.

When it comes to CF, Bryan says:

It’s just one of those things that makes you appreciate life. […] I want to make the most out of my life and have the most fun that I can.

OneRepublic’s video I Lived, which currently has had over two million views on YouTube, illustrates beautifully that life is to be lived, no matter what circumstances surround us. As the lyrics say:

The only way you can know 

is give it all you have. 

And I hope that you don’t suffer, 

but take the pain.

Hope when the moment comes, 

you’ll say... I, I did it all. 

I, I did it all. 

I owned every second 

that this world could give. 

I saw so many places, 

the things that I did. 

Yeah, with every broken bone, 

I swear I lived.

I am grateful to OneRepublic for releasing such a sensitive video to bring awareness about CF and inspiring people to donate to the mission to fight it. I am even more grateful for the message that I can pass to Crosby: You can do it all.

I swear, he'll live.

If the embedded video above isn't working (or you're reading this on email), the link to the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rxydSolwU

Love,

Carmen