Culture

Family

Nature

Science

Subscribe

I’m Pretty Sure This Video Of A Kid Freaking Out Is Going To Save Me From Dying Of Cancer

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. Pancreatic cancer is almost always fatal, because by the time you show symptoms, it’s already too late. My grandmother died of pancreatic cancer, a few months after she was diagnosed. My father also died of pancreatic cancer a few months after he was diagnosed.…

By

Adam Mordecai

Watch this all the way through, then do me a favor. This short is in the semifinals of the Focus Forward Filmmaker Challenge. The winner gets $200,000. When it ends, a little vote button will appear. Vote for it so it can win. And I can get a damn cancer test. And then share this.

UPDATE: He made it into the top 10! Voting is now over, it’s in the judges hands now. Just share this so everyone, including the judges will see how popular and important it is.

Add to Google News

Tags

More for You

groceries, grocery budget, grocery shopping, cheap groceries, meal planning
Family

Mom shares ‘extreme $25 grocery budget’ to feed family of 4, 3 meals a day for a week

Jeannette Rankin, women's history, history
Politics

Jeannette Rankin was elected to Congress 4 years before the 19th Amendment. A Montana law made it work.

first grade, teachers, kids, farting in class
Family

1st-grade teacher normalizes bodily functions by sending gassy students to ‘gusty wind area’

desertification, china, planting trees
Culture

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.

Henry Winkler, life advice, wisdom, hope, chisel
Pop Culture

Henry Winkler’s ‘get a chisel’ advice offers hope to folks who worry their time has passed

Get stories worth sharing delivered to your inbox.

By subscribing, you accept beehiiv's Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. Our site's Privacy Policy applies.

Advertisement

Featured

All Featured Stories →
runner, cellulite, fitness
Culture

Fitness instructor shares photo of her cellulite during a race, sparking vital conversation

Annie Reneau
grandma, grandma wine, drinking grandma, senior citizen, white hair
Communication

9 classic ‘grandma sayings’ young folks may not understand (so we explain them)

Tod Perry
Good News, True Stories, Gaming, Technology, Friendship
Health

His parents had no idea he was having a seizure upstairs, but his gaming friend 5,000 miles away sprang into action

Adam Albright-Hanna
teachers, teacher boycott, teachers quitting, teacher frustrations, school, education, principals, superintendent, students, kids, parents, community, politics
Education

100 teachers walked out of a Georgia superintendent’s speech. Then the jokes started flying.

Evan Porter