"If I saw someone with a frown, I'd try to get them to at least tap their foot," said DJ Travis McReynolds.
Until a few months ago, McReynolds had been the life of the party for over a decade.
That was until a daunting diagnosis threw him for a loop.
"I was in Michigan, and we had a campfire at my friend's house," said McReynolds. "At the end of the night, I couldn't sit up. I was struggling to do that, and then driving home, I fell asleep at the wheel. I hit a mailbox three times."
Shortly after, McReynolds lost control of his right arm and foot.
"It would take me 10 to 15 minutes to get out of bed," said McReynolds. "I was in a lot of pain."
A computerized tomography scan revealed he had glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer.
"The surgeon told me I'd be dead in three months if I didn't do anything," said McReynolds.
It wasn't just the right side of McReynolds' body that left him feeling paralyzed.
"I feel like I'm a burden on my son and mom because they're doing everything for me. They give me a bath and get me dressed," said McReynolds.
But even in the midst of chemotherapy and 30 radiation treatments, McReynolds is finding a way to heal.
"It made me want to, you know, anyone I burned bridges with in my life, connect with and have some peace with those people," said McReynolds. "I'm just trying to surround myself with positivity."
At 53 years old, McReynolds is ready to enter the next chapter of his life.
"I want to write a book. I've had a lot of adventures and a lot of traveling," said McReynolds.
What is helping him most in his healing?
"My son, my mom, my brother and sister, my friends, and my clients, who have been so generous and loving towards me," said McReynolds.
So, while he doesn't know what tomorrow will bring, he will continue to follow the beat of his own drum.
"I've made mistakes in my life," said McReynolds. "But I have no regrets."