It's not a new trend, people writing their stories, their secrets on index cards, flashing them before a webcam, putting music behind an otherwise silent story online.  We saw the video of "Kait" just last month, who shared the story of the loss of her mother to suicide in an effort to help prevent the suicide of those with, or who know people with depression.

In another video, 18 year old Ben Breedlove tells the story of the heart condition he was born with (HCM, or Hypertrophic Cardiacmyopathy) and how he has cheated death three times.

Unfortunately, he wasn't so lucky to survive a fourth, and passed away on Christmas Day.

Here is Ben's video:

Part 2:

 

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