A hospital friendship program unexpectedly brings together a pessimistic patient with an overly charismatic stranger. However, just because two paths cross, it doesn't mean everything else perfectly aligns. *** After a rare diagnosis alters the course of his entire life, Jason Kang lost all his faith in living. Just six more months and he'll finally be dead. Gone. Forgotten. However, when a new hospital program pairs him with the eccentric and lovable Carwyn Clem, he's given a second chance to experience life again. Running on borrowed time and a bucket list, the only problem that remains is obvious: don't get attached. But some things are easier said than done, right? [ ORIGINALLY "THE BUDDY PROGRAM" ] revised + edited