Paintball Could Kill Me | Shooting Media With a Heart Condition- ft

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This episode stopped me in my tracks.

Every time Ben Plouffe of FlyCan Media steps onto a paintball field, there’s a real risk it could cost him his life. And that’s not clickbait...it’s his reality.
Ben, known in the paintball world as FlyCanMedia, is one of the top videographers in the sport. He’s been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, has undergone bypass surgery, and now lives with an implanted pacemaker and defibrillator. To protect it, he wears a bulletproof-style vest while filming on the field. Don't miss this one.

Chapters:
0:00 Why Paintball Could Kill Him
0:47 Intro
1:07 Meet Ben Plouffe (FlyCanMedia)
1:48 Why He Wears a Bulletproof Vest
2:54 Living With a Pacemaker & Defibrillator
4:09 The Heat, the Risk, and Staying Alive
6:35 Judging What We Don’t Understand
7:56 Heart Failure at 22
10:01 How It Changed His View on Life
12:11 Books, Perspective, and Slowing Down
16:20 Stepping Away From Society
18:31 Finding Purpose Through Media
20:55 Why He Still Steps on the Field
22:23 “If This Kills Me, I’m Doing What I Love”
24:31 The Shot That Almost Triggered His Defibrillator
26:49 Doctors Told Him to Stop Playing
29:09 Choosing Media Over Playing
31:06 What Winning Videographer of the Year Would Mean
32:28 What Happiness Really Means
37:33 Homelessness, Alcohol, and Losing His Brother
45:50 The Moment He Knew He Belonged
48:21 Filming Pro Paintball & ESPN
51:51 Why Every Day on the Field Matters
53:28 Why These Stories Matter


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