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Playing the Cancer Card - How to Shamelessly Use Your Cancer Diagnosis to Get What You Need to Live
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- Cancer is the world's best excuse for everything you don't want to do. The Cancer Card is a "get out of jail free" card. You play it to get out of obligations and commitments without shame or detailed explanations. "Sorry, I can't...I have cancer" is an answer that cannot be challenged. It would be rude and unethical to do so. This is because society gives you this Cancer Card and expects you to use it to help stabilize your life after a recent cancer diagnosis. That's its purpose and that's why it works. It's a gift. It's a social contract that recognized how hard it is to live with cancer.
On February 22nd 2022, I had my left eye surgically removed due to ocular melanoma, a rare eye cancer that affects about 2500 people a year in the USA. This video documents my recovery and healing after enucleation.
Because of the large size of the tumor (16mm wide by 7mm deep), the closeness to my center of vision and my retina detachment due to fluid leaking from the tumor, I was a poor candidate for brachytherapy ( radiation plaque). Radiation damage would had left me functionally blind in that eye along with probable cataracts and glaucoma.
Once I knew I was removing my eye (enucleation) I bought an eye patch to practice one-eyed living. I quickly discovered that I had full depth of perception with only one eye.
I bought a pair of swim goggles and blackened out the left frame. Then I waited for the sun to go down. I I caught my first wave easily and surfed like I had two eyes.
I knew then that everything was going to be fine. One eyed living would be grand.
But losing the eye is the easy part. The hard part is the lifelong risk of metaization in the liver and lungs. That's what makes this cancer so deadly. It likes to spread in the blood and is particularly fond of taking up residency in the liver.
There are no cures at the moment. So getting metastization is a game of whack-a mole where you keep treating the lesions while they keep trying to come back.
As of this date, August 19th, 2022 I am cancer free.
You can visit my Facebook page to follow my journey and see my awesome photos of sunsets, sunrises, moons and astral.
/ original.clay.butler
For more information about ocular melanoma visit:
/ acureinsight
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Prosthetic Eye by the Magic Hands of Steven Young
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My Ocular Oncologist who skilfully removed my eye
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i was wondering why i recently get ur videos recomended and i just noticed i ve been watching ur tutorials years ago. glad to know there r people who always try to help others
I plan on doing design tutorials again someday, but lately, cancer has been my new jam. Lots to learn and think about. So now I'm making tutorials about ocular melanoma, cancer and living with one eye.
At least he's making light of it instead of dwelling and it's the truth. If you have cancer, it's your card to play.
True that. Cancer is tough. You need every advantage you can get. Because all you're trying to do is get back to baseline. That's how hard a cancer diagnose hits you emotionally.
@@claybutler you can and WILL get back to baseline! ❤️
Hi Clay,
I am also an Ocular Melanoma survivor. I was diagnosed January 31, 2017.
The first video I saw was the one when you were talking about your OM journey.
Glad you're still around. Must feel good to make it to the 5 year mark!
@@claybutler yes it does. When I was first diagnosed, I really didn't think I would make it to 5 years. I wish the same for you.
iT LOOKS GREAT, MAN. Sorry for shouting. I have a cancer card. I didn't use it very well, but I'm still here on the planet.
Glad you made it though!
@@claybutler You, too! It wasn't easy, but hey, right?
Mine was invasive aggressive ductal carcenoma aka a breast cancer. I was 37.