A beautiful teenage boy has told his heartbreaking story with note cards just days before tragically passing away Christmas day.

Ben Breedlove has left his grieving family, but although he is gone he will never be forgotten, leaving behind a two part video message about his life long struggle with the chronic illness that eventually took him.

In the first part of the video, set to Gary Jules’ Mad World, the 18-year-old is seen smiling as he holds up his first card: "Hello, I'm Ben Breedlove"  followed by: "All my life I've had a heart condition."