It all started with a video two years ago. Anders Lee played it over and over. Then, the Islanders forward showed it to his then-girlfriend and now-wife Grace, who was struck by it too.
The video was of a 15-year-old boy in a loose-fitting suit, holding an adult audience rapt as he spoke about his life since being diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer. Lee watched as the boy talked about seeing his mother cry when he was diagnosed at age 9. He watched as the boy talked about how he went through chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell treatments and countless surgery.