Note sull'episodio
Holy crap, that’s what I used to look like!" – David Karlinsky, cancer survivor Richard’s dad was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. After years of recurrence and surgeries, he was left without an eye, cheek, or right nostril. He was forced to cover his face in bandages and tape, which made him not even feel like a human being anymore. Tired of the stares and sarcastic questions from strangers, David fell into a deep depression. About a decade ago, he was finally able to receive a prosthesis to replace his bandages and make his face look whole again and in many ways, give him back his identity, dignity, confidence, and life. We’re talking with David and his anaplastologists, Julie Brown and Megan Thomas. Julie and Megan molded, sculpted, and painted David’s prosthesis in a world where many patients and healthcare providers do not even know of the opt ...