I'm Des.

(7/7) “I’ve thought about what I would say if I could go back in time, and talk to myself before I got cancer. I’d say get ready to not be who you are right now. And get ready to deal with a lot of disappointments and pain. And just keep strong. And never give up. And don’t lock yourself in your room if you get sad or angry. Because nobody can help you if you’re in your room and the problem will get worse. And stop fighting with your brothers and sisters. Because you’re really going to need them soon and they are going to help you so much. And keep watching sports. Because those are really going to cheer you up.” ——————————————– We’re just $200,000 away from our goal of $1,000,000 to help the team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in their fight against pediatric cancer. MSK helped save Avi’s life along with thousands of other children, and we’re trying to help empower them to save even more. We’re almost there. Please help push us over the top:http://bit.ly/1TpFcdy

Derek Amato dove into a shallow swimming pool and emerged a musical genius. He’d sustained a major concussion and became a fantastic piano player due to a condition called ‘sudden savant syndrome.’ He can’t read music or play 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,’ but he improvises beautiful melodies and constantly sees music streaming in front of his eyes. Source Source 2

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