Terminally ill man to spend his remaining months volunteering in all 50 states

NEW YORK.— Bryant Lin was standing in front of his class in Stanford in September, probably one of the last to teach.At only 50 years old and not a smoker, he had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer four months earlier. The disease is terminal, and Lin estimated that he had about two years left before the medication he was taking ceased to work. Instead of retiring from work, he decided to dedicate the autumn quarter to teaching a course on …

Dying Man's Mission: Serve Others in All 50 States

Doug Ruch's story falls into the "uplifting yet bittersweet" category—meant to inspire, but with a looming ending. The 55-year-old Texan was told by doctors he likely has between a year and 18 months to live, after finding out earlier this year that his prostate cancer had metastasized. Now, Ruch...

Terminally ill man to spend his remaining months volunteering in all 50 states

A man with stage 4 prostate cancer is traveling across the country with a goal of volunteering in all 50 states.