The Truth about My Cancer
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- A final official update (for now) about what's going on with my Stage 4 lung cancer. Good news, some talk about what's been happening lately, and some insight into what's to come in the near future.
Patreon Link: patreon.com/thephotodept
Gofundme link:
gofund.me/28b59d16
00:00 a transition
01:26 how ive been spending my time lately
03:38 I have some stuff I wanna talk about
04:43 gofundme
06:07 I messed up
11:48 why I'm self conscious
14:48 some good news
18:26 lets get serious
20:42 the future of the channel
23:38 bye 
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Dude, bad buzzed heads unite. I shaved mine a bit ago and it's just not a good look for me. Plus my wife is a hair stylist and always comments on my huge occipital bone.
Happy to hear the good news and happy to see you have a sense of humor through it all. Let's keep it going.
It was such a bummer to find out my skull isn’t made for buzzed hair. Thats why god gave me luscious hair so I wouldn’t be tempted to in the first place. Ive learned my lesson.
Thanks friend. Onward!
Imma be honest, Im just glad you're still alive.
Me too
Never been happier to receive an update video. ❤ Been sending prayers your way.
No tumors in the brain is always good news! I hope your journey back to CA goes well and things work out for the better.
I love to see how many anonymous people donated. There are a lot of good people out there. ❤
This will soon be a thing to be remembered about and not your whole life. You’re almost there much love Chris🥺
Youve got this friend! Wishing you the absolute best and I truly admire your candidness and shining personality
I love how much respect you spoke outloud for yourself and how it feels to be experiencing what you are right now. Thanks Chris. Share what you want, how you want; and I’m jazzed about photography content as always!
Just checking in. I hope you’re making it through this craziness sir. All the best to you.
Happy to hear you’re doing much better! As someone who was touched by a parent passing from cancer- do not feel guilty! You’re loved ones are there for you by choice and they love you endlessly. As someone who has a deep seeded fear of developing cancer and putting my loved ones through it- give yourself the grace and patience that someone going through your situation deserves. Guilt comes with the territory (on both sides). Good luck to you!
I appreciate that thank you
Great video Chris! Love hearing whatever you want to talk about.
Awesome news on the brain, sounds like you're responding really well to treatment. Let's hope it gets you to NED.
Much love for you brother. Continuing to pray for you. Hope you’re doing well.
Bro you are so strong!! Keep crushing it!!
Happy to know that you are doing well. God bless. Praying for you. 🙏
Wow that’s amazing news! I hope you’re feeling more like yourself again soon. That cannot be easy. ❤
This was both heartwarming and hilarious at the same time 😂 very happy to hear this good news
Excited for the future! One last sady boy comment though. You're not alone there are people who love and care about you. We wish you all the best and are always here for you. Glad you still have your sense of humor. Never let that go :)
Great update!
I've always been into photography outside of this (you can see my photo of St. Pauls in London as my profile image), but it was the cancer that for some reason the algorithm brought me to your channel.
Just want to say hi from 🇬🇧 - we're all rooting for you. You're dealing with this far better than I would.
I'm not gonna be one of those people to say 'You will beat this' - because cancer is not a war, pass or fail. It just is.
Just know that people care about what happens to you, stranger, take that as a hug from across the world.
Finally I want to say I absolutely LOVE the way you have composed this video, the shots are beautiful and moving.
Thank you so much.
Great news about the brain tumors!
Steroids are such a pain. As someone who spent nearly a full year on them with the moon face effect for the majority of that time, I feel with you. It's true though, it does get better again afterwards.
Serious illness is life changing, but at least, it also reveals who your real friends are. Seems to me like you're blessed with many real friends and won't find yourself alone by the time remission kicks in (unlike some of us).
Anyway, still cheering you on from a far as it's the only thing I can do.
Keep fighting the good fight!
Appreciate you.
buzzing your head even though you didn't need to is funny as hell :D Best of luck with your treatment. + loved how you framed the still shots.
Thanks for the update
Keep up the fight brother...
Im only my fifth round, day 1 right now as i type this my brother and I haven’t lost my hair yet haha and i still have another 4 to go before the doctors talk about what to do next. But lets be strong together my man ❤️ Also i greatly suggest getting a port instead of them trying to find a vein every time.
Cancer is terrifying - for anyone going through this, therapy can be super helpful. The psychological, as well as the physical effects can sneak up on you. Well done for an amazing, honest and open video. It looks great too, amazingly framed. Incredible news on the tumours vanishing from the brain. I'll raise my mug of green tea in your direction.
I get the skin thing. I had three rounds of Docetaxel which made my rosacea explode exactly on day 10, every time. I had blood and puss running down my face, literally (literally!) and it hurt like hell. I did not leave the house except for treatment for three months. The only time I cried during the whole thing. Very happy it is looking positive for you, and I wish you a bright future.
so happy news, i wish all the best for you
Great news
What is that thing, "cancer", that makes you wanna hug total strangers on the internet? So glad you are better. Hugs from Germany
Yes I read an article by a lady who scammed 100,000 from people on you tube and go fund me .She said saying you have cancer makes people want to give you things She even bought a used oxygen tank on eBay so people would think she was on O2 .She got 8 years in prison
Stay strong dude
Having more face just means I have more to kiss.xxxxxxxxxxx
Gross and true
So delighted Chris, God heal you completely we're all thinking of you and sending you perfect health wishes ❤❤❤ . From Ireland
Dude, zoomed in to take a peek and you look perfectly fine. Try to let go of that trepidation about your appearance. I’m sure everyone here is supportive and concerned more about your well being than any superficial stuff. I hope you’ll find energy to create with film again soon. Wishing you the best.
I’m trying! It’s just a dramatic difference in a very short amount of time so I’m super self conscious.
Hang in there. The world needs you to live. Don't give up.
When my grandpa had cancer he swelled up and had a lot of water retention like you
Im glad youre doing good tho
Still handsome AF no matter what. Change my mind.
Having spent much of my teens looking like DP without mask I have a lot of sympathy for your visual situation. Keep it up dude.
Dude same. I feel like I’m back in high school.
@@ThePhotoDept Not the fondest memories to relive! Hope it normalises quickly.
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Ok these should be your best friends on Tagrisso: Imodium, Udderly Smooth hand lotion with 20% Urea, and Clindamycin cream (extra) helps with Tagrisso rash.
Luckily already have protonix and clindamycin.
As I’m only 1:03 in shaving our heads (the act alone is done everyday) yet for everyone it has different meaning.
Some do it in boot camp
Some do it just because
Some do it to support another
Yet for each it’s an act so personal and raw..
Why does one’s “hair” carry so much of what we are as human?
Fuck being embarrassed. There’s humor in it. Also I’m in Los Angeles and it’s getting really hot so best to have a shaved head.
You were filming probably three miles due north of where I am.
Oh wow, small world
@@ThePhotoDept - I'm curious. When you had just the lake behind you, were you around the South Shore area or more by Bradford Beach. It looked more like South Shore.
I have to take Zofran from vomiting induced migraines. Zofran only reduces the urge of vomiting.
I thought my migraines were just migraines. Turns out they were brain tumors! I’m sorry to hear you’re dealing with that, unless you have migraines you can’t truly understand what it’s like.
@@ThePhotoDeptI can’t pretend to imagine what it must be like to have pain from brain tumors. Migraines are debilitating on their own. Especially, when they can go on for days.
I’ve had close loved ones go through cancer. As a caregiver to people who’ve had cancer, I can empathize with what you must be going through.
I hope all goes well for you. Fight on!
OMG - what a blessing. Your brain tumors are gone. Praise God! 🙏🙏
I mean, I keep my fingers crossed for you from the beginning, but the vibe of "the cancer is personal for me, I wanna keep it close to the chest", but also "if you pay, I'm gonna tell you all about it" kinda itches. Other than the sound of it, it is actually understandable.
I tried to be really clear about it, basically going forward, I want to keep more personal stuff off of RUclips and focus more on photography. If you’re really invested in the cancer journey and want to see the more personal stuff, it isn’t unreasonable to put it behind a modest paywall. In the first hand it deters the conspiracy theory loving, hateful, online trolls from engaging. Check my cancer announcement video to see what I mean. On the other hand, if you really want a peek into my personal life that bad, $4 isn’t going to bankrupt you. It seems fair to me. Hope you have a good weekend.
@@ThePhotoDept I am speaking from a perspective of someone who is not into details of insurance/medical payments topics of your country. It's only natural for me to keep such info truly personal and not share it with anyone, but as I said before, I can't fully comprehend the concept of not having everything treatment-wise free (speaking more emotionally than intellectually) because I'm from Europe.
That said, I'm also a medical professional, so I say it's understandable and I really wish you the very best.
I will also follow your journey, but within the scope of your own choice on YT.
@@EmericaTheTourfollow (retired NY Giants NFL and Good Morning America Host) Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella Strahan on YT,she was diagnosed with stage 4 brain tumor last October and is documenting (with Duke University) her chemo and radiation treatment.
Some videos go into depth with her treatment, tubes being removed,two brain surgeries to relieve pressure (high fevers).
Have you considered stand-up?
What do you think this video is
Good Luck my brother. Gods Will
My instincts tell me you have been scamming people for gofundme donations with financial half-truths and exaggerations. "Let's milk this for all its worth". Beware of karma.
What an insane thing to say without any proof. I would watch out for that karma thing if I were you. Can’t be good for karma telling cancer patients you think they are scammers. Have the day you deserve.
@@ThePhotoDept My instincts are usually right.
@silviebreber1523 well I hope you can cope with the times they aren’t. Like right now. It takes a lot of balls to tell a stranger anonymously you think they are a scammer when they are fighting stage 4 lung cancer.
Even if you think this, it's a crazy thing to say. Even if you're convinced that's the case. An 'instinct' isn't worth even the smallest possibility of accusing someone who is already suffering so much physically and emotionally of scamming.
Instead of going around accusing people with cancer of being scammers, maybe you should advocate for free healthcare in America which would solve the 'scammers' problem, as people wouldn't need to fundraise to get medical help!
@tombrown2468 very well said.
Do we actually really know this guy has cancer ?
Yes we do
@@ThePhotoDept how
Because of the video where I announce I have cancer. And the video where I show myself going to get gamma knife radiation on my brain tumors. I show nurses and doctors preparing a face mask for me to be put into the gamma knife machine. I talk about my medications and the specific type of cancer I have. What more do you want? You want to see my personal and confidential medical charts? You wanna come to my chemo infusions with me and taste the chemo drugs to verify that it is in fact chemo and not Dr Pepper or root beer? Do you want my doctor to give you a call and verify that my diagnosis is real? Do you want me to upload a video highlighting all of my symptoms and side effects, and show you my suffering in real time? Or, here’s an idea: you can be a real human with empathy and a good heart and you can believe someone when they tell you that they are suffering from stage 4 lung cancer instead of being a cynical sheep following all of the conspiracy theorists. Have the day you deserve.
@@ThePhotoDept No I'm familiar with everything regarding lung cancer metastatic to the brain stage 4 be ause I have it.Did you have a biopsy done ? The last I watched you had no biopsy because a machine was broken ? Thanks! No need to be nasty simply trying to understand your diagnosis
Not being nasty. If you look at the videos you’ll see I’ve received a fair amount of hate and conspiracy theorists trying to tear me down. It’s been difficult. Yes, I got a biopsy when I established care at a new provider. It was determined to be EGFR Positive NSCLC. I am taking Tagrisso, or Osimertinib, to treat the lung cancer. I am also doing chemo, Carboplatin and Pemetrexed. I am on my third round on the 8th of this month.
There is hope in Christ. Repent Believe. Our only need is for forgiveness. We are all sinners. Praying that God may give you eyes to see.
God gave him eyes when he was born. Thank you very much
@@jackienguyen9290 Spiritual eyes...we are blind till God gives us a new heart.
Wow! Good news! I needed some good news today, no matter if it's from a stranger on the internet. I'm happy for you!