my name is Johnny and I was 26 years old grew up not far from here in Detroit
grew up not far from here in Detroit
grew up not far from here in Detroit area like most kids of the twentieth
area like most kids of the twentieth
area like most kids of the twentieth part of the gym playing basketball of
part of the gym playing basketball of
part of the gym playing basketball of your friends going that days trying to
your friends going that days trying to
your friends going that days trying to figure out the career job which your
figure out the career job which your
figure out the career job which your life purpose is and I felt only one like
life purpose is and I felt only one like
life purpose is and I felt only one like most transitions just a joint life
most transitions just a joint life
most transitions just a joint life trying to grow up figure out what you
trying to grow up figure out what you
trying to grow up figure out what you want to like one day when I was in Arlen
want to like one day when I was in Arlen
want to like one day when I was in Arlen I was with three friends shouldn’t fool
I was with three friends shouldn’t fool
I was with three friends shouldn’t fool having fun hanging out typical saturday
having fun hanging out typical saturday
having fun hanging out typical saturday night was actually a machine that one
night was actually a machine that one
night was actually a machine that one felt fully buffered all of a sudden out
felt fully buffered all of a sudden out
felt fully buffered all of a sudden out of the blue so screw she lived I’m like
of the blue so screw she lived I’m like
of the blue so screw she lived I’m like oh image thank you it was excruciating
oh image thank you it was excruciating
oh image thank you it was excruciating pain that Thun like a lynx which would
pain that Thun like a lynx which would
pain that Thun like a lynx which would it felt like is someone literally took a
it felt like is someone literally took a
it felt like is someone literally took a knife step directly and left testicle
knife step directly and left testicle
knife step directly and left testicle screw shape again I’m playing pool
screw shape again I’m playing pool
screw shape again I’m playing pool hanging out I travel post it immediately
hanging out I travel post it immediately
hanging out I travel post it immediately adult over in pain I’m physically
adult over in pain I’m physically
adult over in pain I’m physically couldn’t standing up my fresh loads of
couldn’t standing up my fresh loads of
couldn’t standing up my fresh loads of handsome Johnny you can’t be Stan role
handsome Johnny you can’t be Stan role
handsome Johnny you can’t be Stan role which over shoulder old care to the car
which over shoulder old care to the car
which over shoulder old care to the car which have a car driver the hospital
which have a car driver the hospital
which have a car driver the hospital figure out what this is and a typical
figure out what this is and a typical
figure out what this is and a typical kid the 20s I looked at my friends and
kid the 20s I looked at my friends and
kid the 20s I looked at my friends and said guys I’m fine figure the sound
said guys I’m fine figure the sound
said guys I’m fine figure the sound can’t be that bad and my mind that but
can’t be that bad and my mind that but
can’t be that bad and my mind that but it would be as simple as going to light
it would be as simple as going to light
it would be as simple as going to light switched to go to a doctor just move
switched to go to a doctor just move
switched to go to a doctor just move past it and I looked at my friend said
past it and I looked at my friend said
past it and I looked at my friend said don’t worry I’m okay and start living
don’t worry I’m okay and start living
don’t worry I’m okay and start living like this out of our and I went all the
like this out of our and I went all the
like this out of our and I went all the way down the street to my guard get to
way down the street to my guard get to
way down the street to my guard get to my car open the car door
my car open the car door
my car open the car door fleming’s oven in only to realize that
fleming’s oven in only to realize that
fleming’s oven in only to realize that both of my legs are blacked out of it’s
both of my legs are blacked out of it’s
both of my legs are blacked out of it’s sort of fetal position and at that point
sort of fetal position and at that point
sort of fetal position and at that point I’m almost crying in pain but come along
I’m almost crying in pain but come along
I’m almost crying in pain but come along and I got it into a school what can I do
and I got it into a school what can I do
and I got it into a school what can I do I started doing the only thing I think i
I started doing the only thing I think i
I started doing the only thing I think i can do is sort of push it on my quads
can do is sort of push it on my quads
can do is sort of push it on my quads trying to get my legs to extend to reach
trying to get my legs to extend to reach
trying to get my legs to extend to reach the battles and its goal i did my legs
the battles and its goal i did my legs
the battles and its goal i did my legs down able to barely touch the pedals and
down able to barely touch the pedals and
down able to barely touch the pedals and see and drive probably not that safe
see and drive probably not that safe
see and drive probably not that safe this is what happened I tried the car
this is what happened I tried the car
this is what happened I tried the car hours later be with a doctor I’ve got a
hours later be with a doctor I’ve got a
hours later be with a doctor I’ve got a doctor running his hands to his here
doctor running his hands to his here
doctor running his hands to his here look at the eyes saying sorry kid run or
look at the eyes saying sorry kid run or
look at the eyes saying sorry kid run or twice I’m really able to tell you this
twice I’m really able to tell you this
twice I’m really able to tell you this but you had cancer and its advanced and
but you had cancer and its advanced and
but you had cancer and its advanced and what I learned quickly it started the
what I learned quickly it started the
what I learned quickly it started the testicle this testicular cancer spread a
testicle this testicular cancer spread a
testicle this testicular cancer spread a left testicle into the pelvis into the
left testicle into the pelvis into the
left testicle into the pelvis into the abdomen find the kidneys almost to the
abdomen find the kidneys almost to the
abdomen find the kidneys almost to the lungs I had been to a doctor about five
lungs I had been to a doctor about five
lungs I had been to a doctor about five years because I didn’t think I could do
years because I didn’t think I could do
years because I didn’t think I could do to this is my 20s and I felt fine and
to this is my 20s and I felt fine and
to this is my 20s and I felt fine and that is a really important thing for all
that is a really important thing for all
that is a really important thing for all of us to remember to go in get checked
of us to remember to go in get checked
of us to remember to go in get checked every year if you find things early
every year if you find things early
every year if you find things early generally people live things progress
generally people live things progress
generally people live things progress sometimes people don’t but immediately
sometimes people don’t but immediately
sometimes people don’t but immediately when I found out it was cancer and as a
when I found out it was cancer and as a
when I found out it was cancer and as a situation I was in went right into
situation I was in went right into
situation I was in went right into treatments treatment started with
treatments treatment started with
treatments treatment started with surgery and cut the left testicle out
surgery and cut the left testicle out
surgery and cut the left testicle out there’s no way to separate that from the
there’s no way to separate that from the
there’s no way to separate that from the cancer then immediately I had to make
cancer then immediately I had to make
cancer then immediately I had to make sperm I had learned quickly would that
sperm I had learned quickly would that
sperm I had learned quickly would that even meant firm so we have children
even meant firm so we have children
even meant firm so we have children later if you need them because most
later if you need them because most
later if you need them because most likely we’re going to be sterile after
likely we’re going to be sterile after
likely we’re going to be sterile after this you know and after that I had a
this you know and after that I had a
this you know and after that I had a surgical implant called the glory that
surgical implant called the glory that
surgical implant called the glory that was surgically
was surgically
was surgically into my arm it’s about the size of
into my arm it’s about the size of
into my arm it’s about the size of nickel little bit thicker and that was
nickel little bit thicker and that was
nickel little bit thicker and that was an access point first email every day so
an access point first email every day so
an access point first email every day so your comment every morning about seven
your comment every morning about seven
your comment every morning about seven thirty in the morning eight o’clock
thirty in the morning eight o’clock
thirty in the morning eight o’clock about eight hours of chemo on big
about eight hours of chemo on big
about eight hours of chemo on big tuesday wednesday thursday friday was
tuesday wednesday thursday friday was
tuesday wednesday thursday friday was every day was the first week recycling
every day was the first week recycling
every day was the first week recycling chemo overall lasted about five to six
chemo overall lasted about five to six
chemo overall lasted about five to six months typical side effects on chemo
months typical side effects on chemo
months typical side effects on chemo numbness in your fingertips and your
numbness in your fingertips and your
numbness in your fingertips and your toes I got ringing my years that was so
toes I got ringing my years that was so
toes I got ringing my years that was so loud sometimes I could see people’s lips
loud sometimes I could see people’s lips
loud sometimes I could see people’s lips moving all I get here in green things
moving all I get here in green things
moving all I get here in green things like cystic acne and rashes trying to
like cystic acne and rashes trying to
like cystic acne and rashes trying to skin obviously for two very tired from a
skin obviously for two very tired from a
skin obviously for two very tired from a guy who worked out every day to not
guy who worked out every day to not
guy who worked out every day to not working out for about two years not once
working out for about two years not once
working out for about two years not once so as you can imagine there’s so many
so as you can imagine there’s so many
so as you can imagine there’s so many little things that haven’t so quickly
little things that haven’t so quickly
little things that haven’t so quickly flip your life around for something
flip your life around for something
flip your life around for something questions so I got no I truly believe
questions so I got no I truly believe
questions so I got no I truly believe the fear of the unknown is what scared
the fear of the unknown is what scared
the fear of the unknown is what scared people like me and so many people who
people like me and so many people who
people like me and so many people who have to give those words you have cancer
have to give those words you have cancer
have to give those words you have cancer now when I was in treatment I have my
now when I was in treatment I have my
now when I was in treatment I have my mom I had my brother I had high school
mom I had my brother I had high school
mom I had my brother I had high school buddies that we come visit me at the
buddies that we come visit me at the
buddies that we come visit me at the cancer center at a couple buddies that
cancer center at a couple buddies that
cancer center at a couple buddies that were residents at the hospital and stop
were residents at the hospital and stop
were residents at the hospital and stop by and see I had luck ten people around
by and see I had luck ten people around
by and see I had luck ten people around me during treatments but here was a
me during treatments but here was a
me during treatments but here was a problem I took my vehicle I left my room
problem I took my vehicle I left my room
problem I took my vehicle I left my room filled with good energy I would walk
filled with good energy I would walk
filled with good energy I would walk down the hallway and I would look at
down the hallway and I would look at
down the hallway and I would look at other ones as I went to the bathroom you
other ones as I went to the bathroom you
other ones as I went to the bathroom you can’t help but look at the glass or his
can’t help but look at the glass or his
can’t help but look at the glass or his dying these other bands last else is in
dying these other bands last else is in
dying these other bands last else is in here what are they fighting what
here what are they fighting what
here what are they fighting what treatments are they on what I noticed
treatments are they on what I noticed
treatments are they on what I noticed every time
every time
every time every time I went to the bathroom how
every time I went to the bathroom how
every time I went to the bathroom how many people were absolutely people long
many people were absolutely people long
many people were absolutely people long isiliye depress and scared and every day
isiliye depress and scared and every day
isiliye depress and scared and every day I would see them and I would walk back
I would see them and I would walk back
I would see them and I would walk back from the bathroom walking Tywin filled
from the bathroom walking Tywin filled
from the bathroom walking Tywin filled with positive energy people tell jokes
with positive energy people tell jokes
with positive energy people tell jokes help me i netted chance to get down
help me i netted chance to get down
help me i netted chance to get down because i had family and friends but the
because i had family and friends but the
because i had family and friends but the hard reality is so many people to not
hard reality is so many people to not
hard reality is so many people to not most people do not I started to feel
most people do not I started to feel
most people do not I started to feel guilty and I started to feel this isn’t
guilty and I started to feel this isn’t
guilty and I started to feel this isn’t right and something needs to be done for
right and something needs to be done for
right and something needs to be done for these people who fight alone and so one
these people who fight alone and so one
these people who fight alone and so one day was I’m walking to the bathroom with
day was I’m walking to the bathroom with
day was I’m walking to the bathroom with my people I walk back I just walked into
my people I walk back I just walked into
my people I walk back I just walked into a room and I introduce myself today
a room and I introduce myself today
a room and I introduce myself today Johnny 26 got to stick you lurk answer
Johnny 26 got to stick you lurk answer
Johnny 26 got to stick you lurk answer I’m on these chemo or what are you going
I’m on these chemo or what are you going
I’m on these chemo or what are you going through person burns up and said oh when
through person burns up and said oh when
through person burns up and said oh when it’s like going through brain cancer I
it’s like going through brain cancer I
it’s like going through brain cancer I just started treatment this is so new to
just started treatment this is so new to
just started treatment this is so new to me really reconnect the key open though
me really reconnect the key open though
me really reconnect the key open though open arms to me what I realized over
open arms to me what I realized over
open arms to me what I realized over time as I did these boxes and I want to
time as I did these boxes and I want to
time as I did these boxes and I want to the other rooms everyone at the same
the other rooms everyone at the same
the other rooms everyone at the same attitude with open arms come in let’s
attitude with open arms come in let’s
attitude with open arms come in let’s talk about this where are you going
talk about this where are you going
talk about this where are you going through with what do I do about what
through with what do I do about what
through with what do I do about what foods to what not how do you read that
foods to what not how do you read that
foods to what not how do you read that numbness in your fingertips how do you
numbness in your fingertips how do you
numbness in your fingertips how do you tell your kids of your spouse about what
tell your kids of your spouse about what
tell your kids of your spouse about what you’re going through or family and
you’re going through or family and
you’re going through or family and instantaneous if you’re going to connect
instantaneous if you’re going to connect
instantaneous if you’re going to connect because of shitty experience because we
because of shitty experience because we
because of shitty experience because we empathize with each other every finish
empathize with each other every finish
empathize with each other every finish treatments a group of survivors and I
treatments a group of survivors and I
treatments a group of survivors and I got together he said we got to fill this
got together he said we got to fill this
got together he said we got to fill this crack and this is there’s a way to fill
crack and this is there’s a way to fill
crack and this is there’s a way to fill this crack what we’ve done came up with
this crack what we’ve done came up with
this crack what we’ve done came up with an idea to connect people who are
an idea to connect people who are
an idea to connect people who are isolated like mike vitac answer anyone
isolated like mike vitac answer anyone
isolated like mike vitac answer anyone the world with somebody the same age
the world with somebody the same age
the world with somebody the same age gender beat the same cancer at this
gender beat the same cancer at this
gender beat the same cancer at this stage level 121 get these chewing the
stage level 121 get these chewing the
stage level 121 get these chewing the same sometimes its physical and it’s
same sometimes its physical and it’s
same sometimes its physical and it’s that person at the cancer center based
that person at the cancer center based
that person at the cancer center based offense sometimes it’s follow sometimes
offense sometimes it’s follow sometimes
offense sometimes it’s follow sometimes skype we have people so far over 60
skype we have people so far over 60
skype we have people so far over 60 countries all 50 states we recruited a
countries all 50 states we recruited a
countries all 50 states we recruited a network of amazing human beings and
network of amazing human beings and
network of amazing human beings and inspired me every day cancer survivors
inspired me every day cancer survivors
inspired me every day cancer survivors family members who’ve been there
family members who’ve been there
family members who’ve been there grateful to be on the other side and
grateful to be on the other side and
grateful to be on the other side and want to give back share their stories of
want to give back share their stories of
want to give back share their stories of hope knowledge courage and strength
hope knowledge courage and strength
hope knowledge courage and strength understanding because at the core
understanding because at the core
understanding because at the core empathy is a motivator as the awesome
empathy is a motivator as the awesome
empathy is a motivator as the awesome TED talk speaker brene brown once said
TED talk speaker brene brown once said
TED talk speaker brene brown once said when warning lights crisis of life’s
when warning lights crisis of life’s
when warning lights crisis of life’s hardest points the two as powerful words
hardest points the two as powerful words
hardest points the two as powerful words the world’s army to me to imagine a
the world’s army to me to imagine a
the world’s army to me to imagine a world where anyone anywhere diagnosed
world where anyone anywhere diagnosed
world where anyone anywhere diagnosed with any type of cancer has access free
with any type of cancer has access free
with any type of cancer has access free access to another individual volunteer
access to another individual volunteer
access to another individual volunteer wants to help them can save been there
wants to help them can save been there
wants to help them can save been there done that beat it I’m here for you once
done that beat it I’m here for you once
done that beat it I’m here for you once a one imagine that
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