My name is Chris Hicks, I'm 28 years old going on 29. I live in southern California, and love every minute of it. I'm an avid bodyboarder and travel to the breaks whenever I can.

Familial adenomatous polyposis is a condition in which an individual is predetermined by genetics to have a frequent amount of polyps. In time many of these polyps can become cancerous and mortality rate for these individuals are high. Many individuals are diagnosed with this disease, but are unaware until it's too late to decide on any treatment other than comfort.

Bodyboarding 18 2007