“My brothers and I always felt that we had the perfect childhood, until an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and changed everything.”
As a teenager, Nautilus Member Braden Draggoo was at the top of his game athletically. He and his brother felt like they had the perfect childhood, helping his dad remodel rental homes from the 1920s and connecting as a family over shared dinners.
Then one day, as his father was driving, an oncoming motorist crossed the center line and changed everything for Braden’s family.
Watch this video (3:50) to hear the story of a father’s love and to learn how Braden’s experiences as a young adult uniquely impacted his understanding of what happens if mom or dad isn’t there one day to put bread on the table.