Dear 16-year-old Me

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    This film was made possible thanks to the generosity of real Canadians and Americans whose lives have been touched by melanoma. These are not actors. We cannot thank this group enough for sharing their stories with us.
    We'd also like to thank Freelance Whales, the New York-based group who've lent their song, Generator ^ First Floor, to our film. They're incredibly talented - we thank them for their support and encourage you to find out more about them at freelancewhales.com.
    Over the past year, we've received messages from all around the world from people whose lives have been touched by this film. Thank you so much for reaching out to us, we're humbled by the support you've shown. We've also been flattered to see a number of other films "inspired by" Dear 16-year-old Me: this is fantastic! We would ask that, in the spirit of mutual support, filmmakers who've taken inspiration from this work acknowledge as much by providing a credit and a link back.
    Thank you so much for watching & please pass this along.
    We couldn't have created this video without the efforts of our creative content agency Evidently. Evidently is an incredible agency whose creativity, reliability and effectives was only matched by their passion for this project. They treated us as so much more than a client and became personally invested in the project and all of the people involved.

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  • @sonia354
    @sonia354 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Rest In Peace Meredith -the gorgeous girl with the glasses and the long dark hair. She had so much to live for.

  • @KianaForDummies
    @KianaForDummies 10 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    This video made me check out a mole. Thank god they caught in in an early stage. So thanks. This sorta saved my life.

    • @shreenidhids7614
      @shreenidhids7614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congratulations

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This video makes me cry every time. I first discovered it in 2011.

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

    • @kris_tsmith4317
      @kris_tsmith4317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is awesome!!!! If this helps ONE person...it’s done it’s job! I have malignant melanoma.

  • @AmyJayOnTheWay
    @AmyJayOnTheWay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    My dad lost his battle at 49. My grandpa lost his battle at 77. My Uncle lost it at 58. My Aunt lost it at 50. Sometimes I feel like a ticking time bomb. Please follow the advice in this video.

    • @jordanc9352
      @jordanc9352 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am so sorry

    • @handinhand-todefeatcancer507
      @handinhand-todefeatcancer507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amy Jay Really sorry to read this, that's a silent death and we have to take care of our selves.

    • @ashleyhammond1112
      @ashleyhammond1112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know it has been five years but I am just checking and hoping you are okay. I’m so sorry for all your loses.

    • @banjothebudgie1049
      @banjothebudgie1049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are things?

  • @GlairGullwing
    @GlairGullwing 9 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    This never gets old. My older sister showed me this 5 years ago when I turned 16. I feel like it's my duty to reshare this every year on facebook.

  • @921F3
    @921F3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The Star Wars movie comment is even more relevant now! 😂

  • @cesarluna123
    @cesarluna123 12 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Everytime I see videos like this, they really inspire me to keep fighting. I was diagnosed when I was 19, I'm 22 now and still fighting :)

    • @jeevannaik8460
      @jeevannaik8460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You are 31 now, are you alive plese reply🥺🥺🥺

    • @waellafer3931
      @waellafer3931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      u still alive??

    • @LilXancheX
      @LilXancheX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s dead

  • @bucca2
    @bucca2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    "She will be diagnosed when she's 22, and will lose her battle when she's only 26." I'M NOT CRYING, YOU ARE.

    • @tunasandwich6392
      @tunasandwich6392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did she die

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, I am! I almost died twice, in less than a year, due this monster. My cousin just got diagnosed.

  • @Kimberly-vx7ln
    @Kimberly-vx7ln 9 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Miss you dad.

    • @carbinepeepoo
      @carbinepeepoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kimberly Zahhak awww i no im late but sorry.

    • @themates2707
      @themates2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sorry of you loss

    • @Batman-uw5ub
      @Batman-uw5ub 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Matthew Laugher yeah the shaz 😆😆

  • @tinytoyboxfilms5710
    @tinytoyboxfilms5710 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have practiced dermatology for 27 years now. Although we are discovering better treatments all the time for melanoma, early diagnosis is still the key to cure. This video should be required watching.

  • @rebeccabrooks6572
    @rebeccabrooks6572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    them: wear sunscreen!
    me, who's allergic to sunscreen:
    guess I'll die

    • @isaacchen1893
      @isaacchen1893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      f

    • @ryancrisafulli8969
      @ryancrisafulli8969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      f

    • @ryancrisafulli8969
      @ryancrisafulli8969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@isaacchen1893 is that isaac chen from srv?

    • @isaacchen1893
      @isaacchen1893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryancrisafulli8969 yep, lol

    • @analogueapples
      @analogueapples 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wear hats, don't go out to midday sun. Search about sunscreen alternatives or non-allergic sunscreens. Don't spend too much time in the sun, it won't be good for people using sunscreen either.
      Take vitamin d if you don't tan. Actually, everyone should take it. Low vitamin d levels are associated with worse prognosis in melanoma.

  • @McInHeather
    @McInHeather 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I was diagnosed this year aged 20. I want to scream and shout at my 16 year old self for being so stubborn and wanting a tan but using a low factor. It's scary so PLEASE CHECK YOUR MOLES. PLEASE.

    • @thiery572
      @thiery572 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you heal.

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know what you mean. I was diagnosed in 2011...
      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

    • @gluechugger3695
      @gluechugger3695 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How are you now?

  • @LauraIancu
    @LauraIancu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I saw this video 3 years ago and it gave me a clearer view on how bad the situation could be. I had a weird mole which I conveniently decided to forget about. When I finally went to the doctor, I was diagnosed with melanoma, my doctors told me how lucky I was to check it on time. I had two surgeries, I have to be extremely careful with my skin, but most importantly... I'm alive. I'll never forget this video, you guys saved my life. Lots of love from Romania!

    • @OurFreeSociety
      @OurFreeSociety 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's what they told you. How do you know they told you the Truth?
      Surgery is EVIL.

  • @jesssieluu
    @jesssieluu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lost my mom 8 years ago to Melanoma, this is such an important message. Thank you for this.

  • @GT-hh3ts
    @GT-hh3ts 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    my best friends wife, 40, just diagnosed stage 4 melanoma--she beat it when she was on 22 but it has returned with vengeance. Thought emergency hysterectomy, but, found many many nodules, spots and this is just the beginning for her. I pray for the many souls that I do not know that God's grace will warm them from fear and protect their ravaged bodies…. It is a brutal cancer-for God's sake, take care of yourself.

  • @user-fy5jo2qs1v
    @user-fy5jo2qs1v ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For all those who have passed from melanoma, and for my kids who live every day without their father. Today is 13 years to the day. ❤️ You have no idea. Get Checked.

    • @mariadopico6540
      @mariadopico6540 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I Lost my husband and another friend close to me to Melanoma. More information and awareness is needed for this "overlooked" and "misunderstood" type of Cancer. Yes, most people have no idea of how serious it can be. Take care. 🙏
      Best wishes to you and yours. ❤

  • @macyjudkins8667
    @macyjudkins8667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dearest friend passed away a week ago after fighting melanoma. She fought so hard and it spread so fast. She was only 25. Our worlds are all turned upside down. Please share this to everyone.

  • @svetruccio
    @svetruccio 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Even black people, be carefull! I'll never forget Bob Marley's experience ...

    • @Lxcifer420
      @Lxcifer420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Salvatore Vetruccio my friend was born in Congo and he is 100% and still got cancer

    • @samairamalik3404
      @samairamalik3404 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what happened?

    • @perfectfae3534
      @perfectfae3534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samairamalik3404 If I remember correctly, he had skin cancer on his big toe & actually died from it.

  • @donnaholzkopf3110
    @donnaholzkopf3110 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's not just a young person cancer. I was 51 when I was diagnosed. I am 100% Italian with no family history!! I did love to get a "healthy" glow every summer and in a tanning bed every now and then. Dear 16 year old me..you can be Italian and get melanoma.

    • @riccardonati
      @riccardonati 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Italy doesn't really have lower melanoma incidence compared to other European countries. And unless you only consider Southern Italians, our skin is normally very pale, too. The skin of many Italians is no less white than the French, Germans or Swiss. So being Italian surely doesn't mean one is less likely to get this sadly...

  • @indoleholic
    @indoleholic 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am 23 and was diagnosed with melanoma in February. I caught it early and had two surgeries to remove all of it. I am now proud to say that I am cancer free. Thank you for showing your scars. It made me so much more proud of mine.
    This video reminds me of how lucky and blessed I am to be alive. It also inspires me to spread the work that melanoma doesn't discriminate against the young.
    THANK YOU!

  • @SounderMom31
    @SounderMom31 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My closest friend, Steve Sarina, lost his battle to Melanoma on Feb. 29th 2012. I only met him 21 months before he past and after he was already diagnosed. I had the honor of being his caretaker and was by his side when he took his last breath. THANK YOU< THANK YOU< THANK YOU< for making this video. I am on a mission to spread the word about Melanoma and tell pretty much everybody I come in contact with to get their moles checked. It might safe their life!

  • @AntonioJohnsonOfficial
    @AntonioJohnsonOfficial 13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My girlfriend was recently diagnosed withS. 3 Melanoma, up until now i hadn't come to realize exactly how serious it is because i was scared to look up the details on her diagnoses nor did she want to really bring it up.. just last night she told me that the Doctors gave her as little as 6months to live. this vid gave me the courage to look the situation right in the face. Cherish every moment you have with the ones you love people, you never know when they will be gone. Thnx for the vid

  • @bopsmom8817
    @bopsmom8817 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This made me cry. I've had melanoma, I do the treatments....I wish I thought someone would really watch this on my page. I hope someone does, this was so well done!

  • @Dpelfrey1
    @Dpelfrey1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know what it is about Canadian PSAs but they always seem sincere and caring. Glade to have such an awesome country neighboring me.

  • @ktmo91
    @ktmo91 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the quote at the end, "In memory of someone we love." This video sends such a wonderful message.

  • @sicko_chicken
    @sicko_chicken 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I´m half filipina half white, got more of the filipino side so i´m pretty naturally tan. All of my friends are extremely white and one is obsessed with getting darker, I might be a pain in the ass now, always chasing everyone around with sunscreen and hats, but I hope it's worth it.
    We're all sixteen

    • @josettecandelaria3610
      @josettecandelaria3610 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm full filipino so I'm pretty much tan...

    • @GenevieveFB
      @GenevieveFB 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Google+ Sucks It's worth it! Please don't stop. Anyone can get skin cancer! Yes, genetics, stress, diet can all play a part and it's much less common in darker skin people but they are still at risk, especially to due OVERexposure to the sun.

  • @emmiebekker8420
    @emmiebekker8420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Dear 11-year-old Me
    In a few months you will get a very rare skin cancer. Even the world expert will be puzzled.
    Dear 11-year-old-Me
    You will get a lot of scars and after that you will get Lymphoedema.
    There will be nothing you can do and they will not know much about your cancer.
    Stay strong and positive.. even if it's just for Dad

    • @PrinceOfLillies
      @PrinceOfLillies 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️

    • @MayaKramer
      @MayaKramer 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's heartbreaking! I am thinking of you! Here is a summary of my story...
      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

    • @evan.5967
      @evan.5967 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sarah Simon
      ok

    • @ashleyhammond1112
      @ashleyhammond1112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope you are okay now. 💜💜💜

  • @johnbryden232
    @johnbryden232 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is such an important message, I hope everyone hears it. I was just diagnosed with skin cancer last week. If this video and link can save one person from getting this horrible news that I just received, it will be worth it.

    • @henriettavanhulle2370
      @henriettavanhulle2370 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      very powerful! Great message

    • @AZIZAANGELLOVE28
      @AZIZAANGELLOVE28 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stay Strong! Good Luck with everything, I hope you are Cancer Free.

  • @francisnt7468
    @francisnt7468 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is inspiring, it tells people young and old to continue fighting against their cancer, some people even caught theirs before it had a chance to spread thanks to this video. It's interesting and amazing

  • @alexinamumin
    @alexinamumin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I clicked this video expecting some cute bs like "don't think about boys so much" and "school is important" and now i want to cry y did u do dis

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      To spread awareness and to make people educated.

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish I had noticed this, BEFORE, my first diagnosis...
      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

  • @kareng1737
    @kareng1737 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had malignant melanoma in my right thigh in 1991. Before the surgery I was told it may be too late because it might have already spread to all of my organs. I was also told that I would be bed-ridden for the rest of my life and that I had a 95% chance of it returning and dying of it within 5 years. An 8 hour surgery, an 8 day hospital stay, and a life changed forever. Yes, they got the cancer, but they has to remove my lymph nodes and I was left with lymphedema and I deal with it daily as a direct result of the surgery. My story is in my book, Lymphedema... Sentenced to Life in Bed, but I Escaped​.

  • @jorgeavelar7707
    @jorgeavelar7707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m sorry to whoever has lost a loved one.🙏

  • @briancastleberry2788
    @briancastleberry2788 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was a high school English teacher for many years. I showed this to my classes every year. I am now a therapist at a behavioral hospital and I show this to my patients on Self-Care Wednesdays. Thank you so much for the impact you've made; I am spreading this impact as much as I can.

  • @ElMoShApPiNeSs
    @ElMoShApPiNeSs 10 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Well I'm glad I stay inside all day c:

    • @CrystalMursiea
      @CrystalMursiea 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** ik. But its worth it. You wont die from cancer!

    • @CrystalMursiea
      @CrystalMursiea 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** No, I didnt mean that the sun gives u cancer. I said that if u stay inside. It gives you less chance of getting cancer

    • @TheLilboo1996
      @TheLilboo1996 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      10 mins of unprotected sun a day is all you need for your body to produce enough vitamin D

    • @user-so5ij3xz7j
      @user-so5ij3xz7j 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sun isn't the only cause.

    • @tunasandwich6392
      @tunasandwich6392 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @tudorgal
    @tudorgal 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is great. I'm sending it to all the teenagers I know.

  • @catherineseaver8199
    @catherineseaver8199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had Melanoma on my ankle. My daughter-in-law insisted I have It checked. Thanks to her I had It removed. After years I am fine. Praise God.

  • @ataylorc
    @ataylorc 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you to the people who made this video. It saved me! This video made me aware of a mole on my left arm that turned out to be melanoma. I just turned 25! I am so lucky I caught it early. Knowledge is power!

  • @taraferrer5645
    @taraferrer5645 10 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Wow I never knew how bad the impact was

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's horrible...
      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

  • @xxlizziezxxful
    @xxlizziezxxful 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I've learned to love my white skin now. My 16 year old me was obsessed with looking like Barbie, gosh I have changed so much.

    • @alexansaryexposed5797
      @alexansaryexposed5797 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +socalbby I love pale girls. But being a pale man is discusting. I use tan lotion and melanotan II.

    • @ChenelleAvallone
      @ChenelleAvallone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +wealthcreation admin im black and i looove pale guys. Trust me, thats not true

  • @deneeluna88
    @deneeluna88 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a 16 year old and this video is so informational for someone who has a lot of moles and never knew about this. Thank you for informing us.

  • @ianjames3078
    @ianjames3078 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still return to this video year after year, it’s so good 🙏🏼❤️

  • @Endorkish
    @Endorkish 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Whelp, Now I have thorough hypochondria over the moles on my body.

    • @sarahsimon1661
      @sarahsimon1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good. I don't want to hear about anyone else getting it. You won't, hopefully, have to go through what I have had to go through...
      You have to stay vigilant. Mine started as a mole I'd had for as long as I could remember. About 5 1/2 years after it was removed, it popped up in my lymph nodes. I had 10 of those removed and started Keytruda. About a year later, they did scans and discovered it had moved to my right ovary and brain. I had the 4 in my brain removed (one surgically) and then I had a total hysterectomy. A couple of days before my hysterectomy, I found out there was another one in my brain (thankfully only 4 mm). Keep up with the checking on moles and getting scans.

  • @CaitlinJane8
    @CaitlinJane8 12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's stuff like this that makes me not go tanning. I've been picked on in the past for being so pale, but it doesn't matter to me. I know I'm healthy :)

  • @jjdrama
    @jjdrama 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 22, I was diagnosed today. I had visited the dermatologist with my parents when I was in high school, but this video reminded me to be extra diligent about seeing him again during a break from college. I'm glad I did.

  • @blairashley
    @blairashley 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watched this 3 times and shared it with my social circle! Brilliant, thank you. I was diagnosed on 2/10 of this year.

  • @albertcarro5274
    @albertcarro5274 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to go bed tanning alot when i was younger, I started when i was 14 and kept on until i was 16. When i was 17, i went to a skin care doctor, I had a mole growing on my head, it hurt so badly. They caught mine early on, DONT USE TANNING BEDS. I go to my skin care doctor every 6 months to a year. I have moles popping up left and right. Please dont ever use tanning beds. i know you want that healthy tan, use selfless tanners. Its better in the long run. by the time im 25 im going to look 10 years older due to the beds. please dont ever start. The pain that ive had to endure over the past few months is not worth an 15 minute session under UV lights.

  • @guadalupedejesusconradoku7931
    @guadalupedejesusconradoku7931 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    please sombody know the name of the song?? is beatifull please

  • @Hixi
    @Hixi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video makes me see that it’s important to be educated on how you choices can severely change how your future will be and how serious it is you and the people around you.

  • @ebtisam91
    @ebtisam91 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This made me cry. You all are so beautiful. Thank you for this video and making us all a little more aware, this is coming from a person who loves the beach and loves to stay under the sun for hours on end.

    • @jose000
      @jose000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ho

    • @jose000
      @jose000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

  • @jacie7815
    @jacie7815 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i saw this in science class

  • @thiery572
    @thiery572 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am an Asian. We worship light skin. That means we naturally avoid sun lights in order to have pale skin. Tanning beds never make sense to me, because we think sun tan is ugly.

  • @DeirdreSmith2
    @DeirdreSmith2 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciated this video! Thanks. I am African American and I lost my mom to this disease. I was on the bottom of her foot. A mole that had been on her foot for over 40 years changed. I pray we all listen!

  • @yurika_edits
    @yurika_edits ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To all the pale people out there, Im a brown indian girl. I was bullied in school, a lot. Some kids refused to play with me. They said it looked like I don't shower. Some didn't want to sit with me. I spent most of my childhood applying products that would promise 'fairness'. Nothing worked, and I'm honestly happy it didn't. I'm proud to be a brown girl, and you should be proud to be pale, or black or blue or green or any color your skin is. You have to protect yourselves, from bullies, from sun. You don't need to change yourself. Ik its hard but its better to embrace what you have.

  • @Cosmo95_
    @Cosmo95_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well I'm fucked lol

  • @STIRRUPLEATHER
    @STIRRUPLEATHER 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't think the Prequel Star Wars Movies were that bad. Star Wars The Clone Wars on the other hand...

  • @Eljoeymoon
    @Eljoeymoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video can help anyone going through a situation similar like this or anyone they might know going through this situation.

  • @KristaBee63
    @KristaBee63 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this amazing video! I am an esthetician and I used it at the end of my presentation on Sun Safety at one of our local high schools. I hope I helped at least ONE person change their mind about tanning. I've watched this at least 50 times and STILL get teary every time. Very well done!

  • @rawwwwwrxD
    @rawwwwwrxD 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This made me laugh so hard.

  • @JeremyJenner
    @JeremyJenner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Where are all the black/brown people? Oh wait...melanin...nvm.

    • @ciararavenblaze
      @ciararavenblaze 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Jeremy Jenner don't assume that black/brown people don't get melanoma--they do. they're just not *as* likely to do so as white people.

    • @juliekhanna1575
      @juliekhanna1575 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh Wait. Bob Marley died of melanoma.

    • @JeremyJenner
      @JeremyJenner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If that was the case you'd think they'd put some brown folk in the PSA.

    • @ciararavenblaze
      @ciararavenblaze 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** "if the world were more informed about the damage that UV rays can do to ALL types of skin, there would probably be more brown/black people in the PSA."

    • @JeremyJenner
      @JeremyJenner 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems kind of funny that the people making the PSAs about skin cancer are the ones uninformed about skin cancer.

  • @Lwhoayo
    @Lwhoayo 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    this changed my perspective. I loved this and I don't cry easily but I cried. Thank you.

  • @misscoolchick148
    @misscoolchick148 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making this video, im turning 16 soon and i had no idea about melanoma and i was always reckless cuz i never put sun cream on cuz i don't get sun burnt easily. This video has really opened my eyes to take care of myself and skin so thank you so much!

  • @Kizamo
    @Kizamo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well I've never gotten sunburned before. I have dark skin

    • @Thecrazymillwright
      @Thecrazymillwright 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      smartalek So did Bob Marley , Melanoma killed him

    • @Erozegemen
      @Erozegemen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Darker people are more unlikely to get skin cancer, but their mortality is higher then.

    • @oppressedwillbeput2rest481
      @oppressedwillbeput2rest481 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Greg Innes that turned out not to be true keep listening to your white media propaganda..............your culture has been brainwashed to the extent where you people have become comical.....just like your white jesus....

    • @Sunshine-gv2gv
      @Sunshine-gv2gv 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Greg Innes bob Marley died of a melanoma more common for people with darker skin. 🐉

    • @Thecrazymillwright
      @Thecrazymillwright 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Oppressedwill Beput2rest So tell me how he died then ? You seem to be a smart guy. Let's hear it

  • @sarans97
    @sarans97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm 17 and I'm Indian...so I'm good.
    I... guess?

    • @volz519
      @volz519 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Nope, you can still get it

    • @kashyapvariyani4037
      @kashyapvariyani4037 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am also an Indian. .
      And I don't think I can get it.
      it's not common in India.

    • @aayushmak.c.7586
      @aayushmak.c.7586 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kashyap variyani I dont think its that u can't get it at all, but its that there is a lower chance of people with darker skin colour to get it? Because those people with darker skin colour have more melanin in their skin, naturally protecting them more than those with lighter skin colour. However, it is not a 100% protection, the skin is still sensitive, meaning, although it may not be as common as for places where there is an abundance of light skinned people, it can still affect you.

    • @erinquettle7823
      @erinquettle7823 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      -Sarah- nope.. anyone can get it.. even Bob Marley was killed by it.

    • @decekfrokfr3mdx
      @decekfrokfr3mdx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      -Sarah-
      Some of the tribes of Sudan have the darkest pigment of human skin in the world, like actually "black" black, and they can still get it. They're more protected than lighter skin pigments, but they can still get it. So you can too.

  • @edwinalvarez7449
    @edwinalvarez7449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how everybody was everybody to share their own experiences and were able to give themselves advice

  • @bichaelmrown8805
    @bichaelmrown8805 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am 42 years old and just finished having my second melanoma removed by a plastic surgeon. So grateful to my GP for discovering the suspect moles and sending me quickly to a dermatologist to have them biopsied. Thankfully mine were caught early and I my pathology report came back clean after the aggressive removal. I wish the 16 year old me had seen this video. Thanks for posting.

  • @ajking913
    @ajking913 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ugh... while I agree that checking yourself and being vigilant is important, they two things they say to do is to 1) not get sun burnt before you are a teen and 2) use sunscreen.
    The unfortunate thing is that while nobody wants to get sun burnt, you avoid it by either staying in the shade or using sunblock. The problem with this is that most of the commercially available sunblock is CANCER CAUSING. Many of the ingredients in the sunblock turns cancerous when heated (!?)... and I don't know why this isn't making people angry. The main thing that the cancer industry beats into your head is to use sunblock - but if sunblock can cause cancer, then we are unknowingly just setting ourselves up to be their patients.
    The other thing wrong with this video is that it maligns indoor tanning. There is nothing wrong with indoor tanning (or outdoor tanning for that matter) if it's done properly. 15 minutes of good sun exposure per day will give your body the VitD that it needs to fend off a myriad of diseases and conditions, including some cancers. The benefit to indoor 'sunlight' is that you can control your exposure much better than you can outside, even down to splitting your dose of UVA and UVB rays.
    A little common sense goes a long way. Malignant melanoma is a serious issue, but the advice in this video is a sure way to get it. I know people who have melanoma and they've been advised *by their doctors* to start indoor tanning - and it has stopped the spread of their cancer.
    If you want to protect your skin try and avoid spending a ton of time out in the sun, but don't block it out entirely. Like I said, 15 minutes per day is good enough for your body to make its VitD (and no, the pill form of VitD is not as good). After that, consider wearing clothing made with bamboo textiles. Bamboo is a natural UV blocking material and it's great added protection, especially for kids. Third, when you do buy sunblock, get the organic, natural kind. Not the ones *branded* as natural, but actually made from real ingredients, not a list of synthetic chemicals. If it costs a bit extra, the expense is worth it to not end up with cancer.
    As for those behind this video, I understand their intent, but their misinformation is really disheartening and unfortunate.

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dang. So the best thing to do is stay indoors, eh? Don't forget in the summer time, lots of campers and hikers love to soak themselves in DEET. This also causes cancer.

    • @wendybederman4561
      @wendybederman4561 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** USE SUN SCREEN!!!!

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      wendy bederman To repel mosquitoes? Ok....

    • @pimkytraviesa
      @pimkytraviesa 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      AJ King How come sun screens are so dangereux? Which brands are safe?

    • @Zaotar1
      @Zaotar1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      AJ King Your post is nonsense, and you should feel ashamed for spreading pseudo-scientific misinformation.

  • @AlecArtComics
    @AlecArtComics 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    well... I sure am glad to be black...don't have to really worry about this...I hope...

    • @Rosko_01
      @Rosko_01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just cause your black doesn't stop you from getting melanoma cancer. Doesn't matter if your white or black it affects everyone. Remember that

    • @AlecArtComics
      @AlecArtComics 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ross kelly oh, really. I thought I was safe.

    • @Rosko_01
      @Rosko_01 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Super Saiyan Goku yeah it still affects the skin

    • @SelenaBESTT
      @SelenaBESTT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ross kelly liar

    • @Rosko_01
      @Rosko_01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Call the scientists a liar then because your no scientist and my friend who was black got melanoma skin cancer stage 4b and sadly passed away 4 months ago. So don't dare call me a liar or anyone else for that matter.

  • @Gaziz85
    @Gaziz85 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is AMAZING!!! Sheer AMAZING!!!! The way it's done... The music, the stories...

  • @kaydonno1987
    @kaydonno1987 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful advert this should be on tv all over the world x

  • @LeeshaMcGuiness
    @LeeshaMcGuiness 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I was not expecting this when I opened the link to this video - very amazing! Thanks for sharing!

  • @sophiemoloney709
    @sophiemoloney709 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a fantastic! it actually made me cry. I'm 22, and my there is a history of skin cancer in my family. I have to do pitch a TVC idea in class this week, and I'm going to do it on skin cancer after seeing this.

  • @016249452
    @016249452 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every hair is standing on my body watching this....amazing

  • @NumptyParis
    @NumptyParis 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This makes me cry everytime I watch it..

  • @ianjames3078
    @ianjames3078 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back here again and sharing once more on the back of the Duchess of York’s melanoma story that’s just gone live in the UK. Big up to her for going public and raising awareness. 👏

  • @JClovesYOUandME
    @JClovesYOUandME 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing work for the cause guys! Had a little cry. Definitely passing on the message ... God bless ♥

  • @TheBestVideosEver333
    @TheBestVideosEver333 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is AMAZING! And it also really excited me that they're using a Freelance Whales song in the background

  • @truthfullcomentator
    @truthfullcomentator 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm 16 tomorrow and this scared the shit outta me! But i'm going to follow the advice of the video, check myself and tell everyone i know. Respect for taking a negative aspect of their lives, and turning it into something positive for other people. Thank you.

  • @xjaaymaay
    @xjaaymaay 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    the fact that a freelance whales song in a background just sold me. wearing sunscreen forever.

  • @anamendes1653
    @anamendes1653 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm actually 16 yrs old and I'll check it out this as soon as possible.

  • @cristalcastaneda3014
    @cristalcastaneda3014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how they all started saying funny/happy things to their 16 year old selfs and then went on to share their melanoma story, to educate us so we know what to look for or what not to do so we can lower our chances of getting melanoma.

  • @rebeccabailey803
    @rebeccabailey803 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a 16 year-old redhead, and my grandma has melanoma. I always put on sunscreen but sometimes it hard because everyone jokes about it with me because I can get into the pool or go to the beach without it. This mean so much to me and makes the sunscreen seem worth it.

  • @haneenothman9040
    @haneenothman9040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m 16 and just appreciate that i knew all this at a young age
    Thank you ❤️

  • @wendybederman4561
    @wendybederman4561 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I AM BEGGING all my daughters' friends with children to have their teenage kids watch this short video. There are big lessons here!

  • @TishandKyle
    @TishandKyle 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making this video. I lost my sweet husband to melanoma last year. Have your hair salon check your scalp - scalp melanoma is one of the deadliest types. He had lots of moles I checked regularly - never thought to check his scalp.

  • @maceymurfitt
    @maceymurfitt 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandma passed away of melanoma this video means a lot I put it ion twitter and Facebook. Thank you guys this means a lot. I'm only 13 but still sunscreen forever and always.

  • @katie2425
    @katie2425 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really didn't know how serious skin cancer could be. I'm so glad I was shown this video. Thank you guys for making this video

  • @raeOf1sun
    @raeOf1sun 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super glad this popped up on tumblr. My dad had this, he showed symptoms but didn't get diagnosed until it was too late to treat it. Just glad people are spreading awareness of this.

  • @maurabrereton2483
    @maurabrereton2483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom made me watch this video one day (age 10) after giving her attitude about putting on suncreen. To this day, I have never forgot this video and the impact that it left on me. I show it to my friends and family often and hope that it sticks with them just as much as it did with 10 year old me.

  • @seanannersisthebest
    @seanannersisthebest 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rest in peace to everyone who died from cancer. Great video, thank you :)

  • @loganpatton9130
    @loganpatton9130 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this video. I turn 16 tomorrow and I had 5 biopsys done to find my melanoma. Tomorrow on my 16th birthday I get to spend having x-rays to find my cancer. I have spread this video to all my friends in hope they don't get melanoma.

  • @biatrizcastro685
    @biatrizcastro685 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is highly recommended to those young kids/adults because it spreads awareness that at any age one may develop melanoma, and that it's important to know your own self, like start checking out your skin for earlier symptoms because, this disease spreads rapidly, it affects your lungs.

  • @racheldodd9662
    @racheldodd9662 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video puts me in tears everytime I watch it. In July, my dad was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic melanoma. My family had no history of skin cancer, and we have a pretty dark complexion. Melanoma can affect anyone! Sadly, my daddy is about to lose his battler. Melanoma is one of the most terrible things to ever watch someone go through. Please spread the word, get checked, and always protect yourself. Melanoma is so dangerous and the earlier caught the better.

  • @sheldonnazareth801
    @sheldonnazareth801 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a 16 year old and after i watched this i feel so lucky so blessed

  • @anamendes1653
    @anamendes1653 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm actually 16 yrs old and I'll check it out this as soon as possible

  • @KaleyCioni101
    @KaleyCioni101 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's nice to know that people care about things like this

  • @suchtruebeaty1000
    @suchtruebeaty1000 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    that was very very touching (: spread this across the globe, guys!

  • @lourdesramon9247
    @lourdesramon9247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was very helpful for me and it can be useful for other teens. This video gave me information about cancer that I didn’t know.

  • @signed4us
    @signed4us 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lost my 47yo wife to Melanoma last year. Survived less than 5 years after 1st diagnosis. Spread to her liver lungs and brain from a single small mole. Spread through her blood. Miss you every day babe x

  • @livvalittlee
    @livvalittlee 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is actually soo inspiring, i am crying.

  • @vikki665
    @vikki665 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for uploading this video

  • @ceciliagonzalez9308
    @ceciliagonzalez9308 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve research this type of skin cancer and educated myself more on Melanoma. Thank you for your braveness.