A Catalyst for Change
"It seems to me that the great danger we're all in is that we'll bargain away the experience of being alive for the appearance of it."
When a terminal Multiple Myeloma diagnosis shattered his world at 57, David faced the cold reality that this final journey begins alone. A childhood in boarding schools, years of family estrangement, and a grueling corporate climb left deep wounds and profound emptiness. Despite financial security and a loving partner, purpose had eluded him for decades.
So he packed his car and headed off-grid to Montana's wilderness with his dog, Rupert, as his sole companion. What follows is a raw documentary series chronicling how mortality's fierce clarity became the catalyst for transformation.
The Care Gap I Lived
I'm David Lennard, a terminal cancer patient with Multiple Myeloma. I've been treated by HonorHealth, Arizona Oncology, and Banner Health. My firsthand experience with catastrophic care gaps informs every decision we make at CareHub.
Ignored Warning Signs
After my MGUS diagnosis, I reported body changes and sensations of rib fractures. I begged my practitioner for pain relief and Revlimid treatment. I was refused. Weeks later, I was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae, ribs, and sternum. At one point, I was given 72 hours to live.
CareHub Solution: Continuous symptom tracking with provider visibility for earlier intervention.
Medical Records Nightmare
Four providers in seven years. My original treatment at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center generated 1,000 pages of documentation. By the time I reached my fourth provider (Banner Health) this August, I discovered my accessible records had been reduced to a fraction. Requests for scan details and treatment history at Arizona Oncology went unanswered. I still haven't had time to recover what was lost.
CareHub Solution: Patient-owned portable medical data you control.
Financial Catastrophe
I was bedridden or hospitalized for 8 months. I fell through insurance cracks. I lost my mortgage-free home and fully-owned car—assets sold at 30-40 cents on the dollar just to maintain treatment, food, and shelter. I spent 2 years homeless in the Arizona desert. Without the Affordable Care Act, I would be dead.
This Is Why We're Building CareHub
Every feature we build addresses a gap I experienced personally. Providers must see what happens between appointments. Patients must own their data. And no one should lose everything because the system failed them.
The Documentary
From diagnosis to purpose. From isolation to meaning. From personal struggle to a world-first ecosystem.
Transition
At 57, a Multiple Myeloma diagnosis brought a lifelong search for purpose into sharp focus. Ten exhausting days on the road led him to a remote 20,000-acre ranch in Montana's Centennial Valley, fulfilling a childhood dream sparked by a National Geographic article. As a storm chased him off the highway and the sky opened up over Lemhi Reservoir, David felt an unfamiliar strength rising within. Montana would become his temporary home—a six-week crucible of transformation that would strip away lifelong insecurities, revealing a raw, authentic self.
ReGenesis
Three major challenges had driven him north from Phoenix in complete silence: the cancer diagnosis he could only come to terms with, a business venture now on the back burner, and the clear realization that he had to unpack five decades of suppressed emotions. Being alone in this great wilderness gave him the opportunity to go back to the beginning, to confront what had plagued his family, and to discard decades of resentment. Watching Rupert revel in newfound freedom filled him with indescribable joy, teaching him how to worry less and smile again.