TEDx USF 2017 - Emily Pickett: Life Through One Eye | Emily Pickett | TEDxUSF
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Eyes are our tools for seeing the world. But what happens if one or both of these eyes disappear? What happens if you don't even realize that the vision you have is going away? That's what happened to me. It isn't what is me, its what happened. I am more than losing my vision. Emily Pickett is a junior at USF studying communications with a minor in history. She is a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and holds a position as Director of Chapter Activities where she plans all sisterhood activities. Emily is also an intern as an event coordinator at Confetti Events. She also serves as an academic skills tutor for homeless kids at a nonprofit organization called Starting Right, Now. At age 5, Emily was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma and, after undergoing treatment, is a cancer survivor. With the support of her high school volleyball team, Emily and her team donated over $18,000 to Dig Pink by the time she was 18. Being a cancer survivor hasn't stopped Emily from pursuing her dreams, it has given her a purpose. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I am Ukrainian soldier. 30 years old. About a month ago lost my right eye at war with Russia. Although both of my eyes was healthy(
Trying to get used to it and start to believe life can still be normal for me. Thank you for this video
Well done for helping your people in war, much love. Now about having one eye, beleive me or not but I've got one eye ever since I was 2 1/2. I'm now 14. And don't worry your life is fine. My life is completley normal and I never stuggled with one eye. I can't even thing of any disadvantages I've generally had no joke bro. My life is perfect and it would feel weird if I had two eyes again because I'm so used to it. My earliest memory was when I was 4 and I remeber having a very good quality life back then. So after a few years you will get used to it and carry on living. Even now just carry on bro you will be fine.
Who else has one eye
I do.
Me..had a CRAO 3 years ago..still haven't got used to it.
Me 🙋🏽♂️
me
I have both eyes but can't see out of my right eye at all really.
I'm blind in my left eye. I do not drive. I struggle with many things in life like you mentioned (walking into walls, often tripping down staircases, asking people to stand on my right so I can see them, etc.) But I still wake up every morning and do my best even though it's not easy. I am a filmmaker, actor and a Christian and active in my church. I'm happy for who I am. Great message of embracing yourself. Good job Emily!
I am totally blind in my right eye-happened in Dec. 2017, my biggest fear is that the same thing will happen to the good eye...so far, so good, I am 74 years old..Monocular people do not have support groups or even online support groups, we are pretty much ignored....
There's always someone worse off then you. You might have one arm but your neighbor might have no arms. I wouldn't say it's reason to feel good about yourself, but rather a reason to be grateful for what you have. I was born blind in one eye and I don't know any different. I can't imagine losing vision in one or even both eyes after having vision in both eyes.. Must take quite a while to adapt :| With regard to depth perception, it's not 100%, however, I have learned to use certain points of reference in my environment to help me judge depth a bit better.
I'm 28 recently just lost my right eye and I was happy after listening to this
i have under developed optic never in my right eye which causes blindness. such an inspiring video, made me shed a tear, and also what a BADDIE. 🥺🥺🥺 i feel like everyone blind in one eye needs to watch this video.
OMG U BEAUTIFUL ONE IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION. I HAD RETINOBLASTOMA ALSO BUT MY SELF ESTEEM IS GONE BUT U DID SOMETHING TO MY INNER BEING AND JUST MAYB MAYB I CAN GET A TWITCH OF SELF ESTEEM. U R PHENOMENAL, PURE GRACE, BEAUTY, STRENGTH AND A GIFT. CONTINUED BLESSINGS 4-EVER. SELAH
Saase I also lost one eye due to rb
Great job! I loved it! FYI, I know Emily Pickett. She is like a mentor to me. She helps me get through hard times. Lots of love and thanks to you Emily! (I had retinoblastoma and as well but I had it at the age of 3)
Prayers for everyone❤
Amen and amen!
Anyone who's also a one eye blinded person like me?? Anyone???
Here I'm ❤️
@@rishikart10 ❤️ Be strong
@@hoon262 you too💫
I am.
Me.. 3 years totally blind in one eye...had a CRAO which fried my retina and damaged the optic nerve...not fun...
Great message Emily! Perspective defines vision. :)
What an inspiration! ❤
6:05 lol, I had to play Volleyball without one eye + depth perception as well & got a bad grade out of it which influenced my diploma :)) My high school wasn't even aware of it lol
Love you
My 2 year old son will have to have his left eye removed soon because of retinoblastoma. Hardest times of my life. He´s a brave baby and i hope he will grow up as a strong man and i will do my best to support him as long as i can.
The mic quality is really bothering me....
I see in my left. I have Retinopathy of Prematurity.Yes selecting which movies to go to can be a challenge.
Good
YAY PICKETT YOU GO GIRL!!!! LITB
Me too
I only see with my left eye my sister calls me cyclops xD
I also get caught by retinoblastoma in my left eye but i was just 2years
Hlw
@@abhishekagrawal1619 hi?
Same happened with me 🥲
Is it a disability? I have this and never thought it was
it can be counted as one, yes. I in fact have only one eye as well.
So do I.
I was born blind in my left eye. Lived with it for over 4 decades. 😜
@@rabbits.plinketty-plink.1276 same bro, I also born blind in my life eye😚
@@rabbits.plinketty-plink.1276 finally I found someone who exact like me 😉
I too was in an accident at age 8 and I have a prostatic eye 👁️
April 13 is my birthday
Can you drive with one eye?
I'm 20/125 in the seeing eye.
Please stand on my left side, I can't see on my right side.
Thanks for the video.
You can drive with one eye. As long as the eye you see out of is good.
I m monocular tooo...... Still in depression..... Been already 5 years
aditya majumder try 20 years
Jesus Christ!!!!
aditya do you got driving license?
I had a CRAO 3 years ago which fried my retina and optic nerve..Still haven't gotten used to it. going down steps can be tricky, I bump into things and people on my blind eye side, I always see the bottom side of my nose. Depth perception is very poor for the first 10 feet or so..not fun...
@@michaelfuria4257 I hope you're better now :)
Sadly I suffered bullying because of my blind left eye
Right???
Same
Left eye sees Jesus colors wow❤ and no depth perception and 72 this way from birth, still thankful
I also have only one working eye. She really needs to stop saying she has a disability. Kudos on surviving cancer. But living with only one working eye isn't difficult at all. You literally barely notice it. Your brain does the work for you and assembles the image. The social security administration doesn't recognize lack of stereopsis as a disability. I have yet to inspire anyone with my lack of a right eye, i dare to say she hasn't either
Hey even miopia is a disability. Just because a disability is compensated for doesn’t mean you can’t define it as a disability. Also disability isn’t just what’s legally recognized as such
Do you want an award for that? You think acting though and calling her weak makes you more "normal" in the eyes of binoculars? She said she faced struggles and you choose to invalidate them based in your own experience as a monocular.
Also, monocular vision IS a disability, it just doesn't qualify you for SS.
Can't you get even just only a private pilot license?
Probably not 😔