When people are dying, they might have 3 years, or 3 months. Given the advances in modern science, doctors are better at giving you a time frame. They can still be inaccurate if your health variables change in any way.

The level of committment and intensity these people showed was amazing. Although this was a simple thing like fishing apparatus, it made this guy's last times on Earth more memorable. You can't put a price on something like that.

Hat's off to these students and mentors. Thanks for posting, Pebbles.