Editor’s Note: It’s too easy to take things in life for granted. Life’s simple pleasures, you know? These may include things like successfully pairing every single sock in your load of laundry, getting a seasoned curly fry in your regular french fries basket, bringing an item to the register only to find out that it’s 50 percent off today… or simply paddling out for a surf.
Chris Kimura is a living miracle. Diagnosed in 1994 with a rare disease known as Castleman’s Disease, Chris was only given 3-5 years to live. Needless to say, that was not the case. His positive attitude and sheer stoke for living has kept him going, and gotten him in the water again. Here is his story… it just might make you look up from your phone today and really embrace the beauty of the world around you.
I believe that no one is exempt from adversity in this life. It’s how one learns and deals with their adversity in order to be the best person one can be, and to be thankful for all we have been given. Thank you for watching my testimonial story. Follow me on Insta @ck_surfs_again!



