He always said he wanted to donate his body to science so that they could try to find out what was going on.

There already exists another condition called Mitchell's Disease, though, so they may or may not change it in the future to avoid confusion.

What a brave and amazing young man 🥺🥺

Screw u u ruined my day I was gonna name it

@@LavaAnime ''Erythromelalgia, formerly known as Mitchell's disease (after Silas Weir Mitchell), is a rare vascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked (frequently on and off daily), then become hyperemic and inflamed.''

I was also wondering that. But would HIPPA laws make this impossible?

@@bingbongcentralhq Nope, Korea releases all medical info to the public.

Pink really?

@@cutienerdgirl that's gotta be awkward sometimes

@@magnumxlpi glad I don't live there. I went to the hospital for hemorrhoids once 😶

God dammit yeah I'm bawling my eyes out right now thinking about he wanted to meet a girl and him talking about his plans for the future. ffs the world is a cruel place.

He may be reincarnated and have an amazing family in his next life… I’m not Buddhist or anything but who are we to say we understand God or a higher being/consciousness? RIP

@@GaminGilmore At least he died,world is even more cruel to those who fell in love with the girl that doesn't love him back and now he just has to live rest of his life knowing this.

Rikrish Shrestha That seems quite personal I'm guessing you're talking from experience? Do you want to talk about it? It's only the comments of KZfaq but I'm sure whatever you're going through someone can help? It's better to talk than hold everything in!

@@NvS-oj9xi you're right . This case is from my experience But no worries, those painful days came and now i'm somewhat fine. But, as i said, you still Have live through knowing that the person u loved will never be with u, and its always stuck like a nail in ur heart.

oh thank god

Thank science

Yes thank science. It’s amazing that the first of only 3 global cases for a new disease put his body on the line for scientists to discover the primary causes and develop a therapeutical treatment.

@@mallorykane2843 Thank God for sane science.

@@mallorykane2843 u must be fun at parties

Dayum

Yay?

Love your username, lmfao, also he might not be the first of the two people, and that's only those who we know are alive

Watch the last hoodbender

spooky vaginosis

we’re fr blessed

As someone who has multiple autoimmune and joint conditions, you really are. ♥️ Do something that we can't today.

@@KathyAnne28 yes. may i ask for something specific? not to be ignorant but i wld hate to think to myself “what wld someone who is is handicap-able, do?”. hope this greets u positively. thanks.

@@KathyAnne28 just saw your videos on your channel, you're so pretty. I hope you're doing okay & happy, GBU ❤

We gotta count our blessings

Spoilers smh😕

@@james.mcdonaldtv where? I don’t see it? Did he really die? Someone just said they’re giving him fruit fly medicine which extended his lifespan.

@@ceezb5629 the description says he passed

No way ):

Guess he never found that special someone

They really are some of the strongest people imaginable😢

That's cause they were born that way for example someone who was born with the ability to walk wouldn't care about it but when someone is born later on can't walk they'll wish to walk and they'll be often nicer then others

Maybe because they are born with it? You think some people are born losing their job, born with the various other issues they face? Clearly he's doing fine and coping fine with his issues, because he's gone his entire life like this.

@@silverdemon1530 He wasn’t born that way. It didn’t start until he was 12 years old.

@@chumbue6537 He wasn’t born that way. He was 12 years old when it started.

what- 😭🙏

@@user-oo6vr1ky5f it states that in the description of the video 😢

So sorry that he has passed on.

Oh no...

So sad 😥😥😥😰😭😢

Must be terrifying.

If I found that out about myself at 12 I wouldn’t know what to do other than break down in tears

@chris madsen Yeah, that's what I said.

And it's even scarier not to be diagnosed at all.

Ps4 is better than Xbox 1

That’s pretty pathetic for you then

@@NoName-fo7mz bruh

@@NoName-fo7mz bruv

My grandfather is suffering from creutzfeldt-jakob disease he is progressively getting worse everyday but he still smiles and kinda chuckles at jokes even though he can't really talk anymore. It's very sad.

He died tho according to other comments

You only see what you see on tv he’s obviously really strong and showing this best attitude to set an example for others who will suffer like him one day, but I’m sure he suffered deeply inside and had many outbursts

It’s not really that special. People learn to appreciate life more when they have less than others or when they know their time is more limited. They try to make the most out of their situation.

@@Erik-uo1cx He VERBALIZED that. He said he didn't want people to think he didn't have hard times and that yes it sucked etc but he still tried to make people feel comfortable around him. How lonely it looked when he was in the w/c at that event sitting in the STAIRWELL b/c there was no place for him with others... : (

@@TheWelchProductions 💯💯

It most definitely is lonely

@@mitchellherndon5343 I admire your honesty. Most people try to downplay their struggles for the camera and masquerade as happy-go-lucky when the reality is that they are not. It is wonderful that you have a supportive family and I genuinely wish nothing but the best for you. I know you don't have all the answers you seek but I hope through treatment and the love of family and friends you at least find some peace and comfort in your life. Sending lots of love and encouragement from NY. ❤️

@@mitchellherndon5343 I am sorry that your two are going through this.

Stay strong dude. Your story is one of a kind, and although that means it’s lonely, it also means you get to see a side of things no one else can see. Best of luck in the future!

@@mitchellherndon5343 Just subscribed! Sending positivity and hope your way! 💖💕

He will forever be an inspiration for others to look forward to the positives in life. His story and perspective might have saved others.

@@SquirrelModeller People like me. It did. I do hate sometimes just how much empathy I have. To not even know someone but to get so sad for their pain.

Wait he died??

@@kayd.926 Written on the description box !

@@kayd.926 unfortunately he did

Seriously the things I stress over seem so minuscule compared to his situation, kind of angers me that I take my life for granted when there are people with far far more serious problems.

Nice

Ikr I would rather live happy and disabled then normal healthy body with sadness

@@nanyabiznus4738 as if you can't be happy and have a healthy body?

@@uselessdegenerate7565 there is always people like you isn't it. Twisting people words.

God bless y'all. I hope you are able to find help for your little girl.

Oh that’s amazing!! Congrats!! 💕

@@griffenriley6998 amen

How about 10?

Does your daughter do a high fat diet for her problem? Have you tried it? Look into the Charlie Foundation and also the carnivore diet...

Who is the other one?

@@clomyst the guy in the video you just watched was the other one, but he’s no longer here.

@@AiyaaaJenny When did he die? 😭

@@jimhcanencia8245 October 2nd, 2019

@@AiyaaaJenny no i mean what's the name of the girl?

Ryde Mk Eh, not all people with a sickness/disability go around being sour over it all the time

datbig304 dude, that’s not what he said. He just said he respected the guy for being able to look at the light side of things. Don’t be such a downer

@@mavibaso Never denied that, just thought it was weird that he should be extremely praised for not being "super negative" and even smile (oh my, can you believe it??) and make jokes (Yabai!!!!!) as if being disabled is the most horrible thing in the world that should really make you miserable

Meanwhile you got perfectly normal people that are blessed and go all suicidal. No appreciation for what they have and its pretty sad.

@@tareqal-hasan4975 I see what you mean, but to some people life is the opposite of a blessing. Honestly can't blame anybody for feeling whatever they feel.

umm your weird dude!😕😞😒

you’re right and you should say it !!

@@hollywoodbelongstosatan6557 Your weird dude

@@hollywoodbelongstosatan6557 *you’re

@Rodent omg we love a philosopher! fr tho you're so right :)

Why did this have to happen to him?? 😭😭 how did he die. Oh May he Rest In Peace

@@trapper_3890 Not in vain. It's now been named Mitchell's Disease. Treatment maybe coming in the future.

@@trapper_3890 read the description it explains it

Sad for the life to be so relatively short, but being born is always fatal eventually.

hi bye why an American news network would go to Korea for a girl when there’s a American kid right here in the states. It’s probs to drum up American awareness.

Like Lil Wang said, now imagine in Korea there's another video about the disease but Mitchell wasn't chosen.

Chad Rose he was making a joke he didn’t mean for it to be taken so literally lmao

@@swill3677 ah, don't worry. I realised the joke. Just wanted to comment something xD

Chad Rose but if both of them met it might be nice to watch the conversation between them

No, don't be sad. Just think of it more like this: God simply hear his wishes, take all of his pain/suffering, and grants those wishes by taking him to the beautiful Heaven way before us. Just believe that now, He can finally be happy, forever.

😢

If reincarnation does, surprisingly, exist, then I hope his next life is a great one...

@@ren0552 it's so sad, meanwhile there are young men out here just existing with no plans whatsoever

I cried because he encapsulates countless qualities that I look for in a partner. He deserved the experience of romantic love.

Yeah RIP

He wasn’t getting the run around. His case was so rare that the scientific and medical community had never heard of it. Doctors and scientists were doing the best they could with the information available. So they had to invent treatments and therapies - this trial and error is basic to science.

His soul has reincarnated! And he's a bean spout! PRAISE THE LORD!

@@carinadominguez22 I think he is a bird now.

@@carinadominguez22 no such thing has reincarnation. This life, is the only one.

@@river. Nope. Bean spourt.

@@chillvibed Tell that to the guy in the video. He's a plant now! So he probably won't remember. Or be able to talk to you.

Wheezing Ed that’s what I was thinking

I sincerely doubt his family is completely paying for his treatment. They're more likely to pay him since cracking his case would mean you were the first to come up with a cure and therefore you can name the disease or the treatment and doing so would mean instant noteriety and success. His existence is scientifically important.

yuki kanegawa I would imagine there would be fundraisers for him and his family

I kinda look like bill gates

@@FatherVisa Yeah I sorta look like jesus

And that's how lou gherig's disease was named

Or "we named it after you"

call it ligma lmao

@@adulthumanfemale420 why is the actually a great idea lol?

"wtfosis"

I would never want a horrible disease to be named after me 😬 Also, why Mitchell and not the 14 year old girl in South Korea?

@@AdelineCowgirl he likely helped with the study of the disease more since his parents were involved in the process too. A previous comment also pointed out that they could find a potential cure thanks to his and his parents' dna

probably because 1: he was the first person to get it or at leas pass away with it and 2: he contributed a lot to the study for it@@AdelineCowgirl

It required both patients and two medical teams two medical teams to bring about this discovery. Of course it should include both if that is what the Korean family desires

​@@ArohaStillThank you for sharing this information.

Anne Tan Ya! I thought it was Mr Beast when I saw the thumbnail...

Anne Tan EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

😂😂😂😂

Omg I just posted the same comment (almost)

1:18

Natalie Hill YES EXACTLY

I was looking for this exact comment

exactly I felt like is Mr beast trolling or something

I was about to say that but was scared that people would attack me 😂

I cannot unseen this

Hey dude, even when some people are going through awful stuff doesn't make your own problems invalid. Everyone is dealing with stuff, some worse than others but you should still take care of yourself.

@Kazumaf Wheres the hyperinflation thats bs

@@Student0Toucher there’s definitely some inflation happening.

But the afterlife isn't real tho ecks Dee 7777777 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥💯

Living is hard. But i respect this man. I shall continue to live

Hopefully I become a bird

@@Melody-jk8eu 💀💀💀

@@swikabl5965 Hey, little buddy, your idiocy is showing! Now, I know it's hard to keep it put away, and this is forever going to be an issue for you, but try to keep it down, okay, little buddy?

Csanad Tamas right tho

YES

Bruh😂

Bruh chain

Bruh.com/bruh.bruhtml

He died wtf.......

@@BruudaOsas read the description.

@@spaceranger8856 can’t wait for your turn

@@marster_1203 that’s weird but okay

@@marster_1203 yeh me too i wanna see his loved ones just get over his death

Well said bro. Good on you

No you're not 😂

polarization @@hornedgoatweed

How did it go?

Now you are a hero

yeah the difference between thoose is too hard to understand for you and 101 like minded fools.

Yeah because making people aware of his mutation is the same as him being worried of being judged socially Get over yourself lol

@@j.w.213 Is spelling "those" right hard as well?

On TV your mood is already set up to not laugh

Too soon, chill bro 🤣

I feel bad for laughing at this

sleep you should

@@chickenhunter4694 you should feel bad about laughing at this and regret it cause there is a line you crossed

@@jhinabloomingflower807 What line? It's not even that bad of a joke.

@@chickenhunter4694 you shouldnt

I thought that diseases are named after the first person who had it... so... Herdon Disease?

Dedy Efendi memes man its funny 😣

That makes sense. Since Lou Gehrig’s disease (aka ALS) was named after the famous baseball player who suffered from the disease. Sooner or later this disease will be named after him.

Doctors are not Gods :S they are humans too..dedicate their life to medicine,they also get sick/die....unfortunately always will be something new that is completely unkown for them...

Pirate Candy Or the Drs that discover it too right? My niece has Devics and the condition is really rare. Named after the dr that discovered it

Dang

It's her mask.

Naw I just don’t think she was sad at the time

@@virgocx7178 You can literally hear her hold back tears at 6:51 wym

just because you expect someone to be emotional doesn't mean they have to be. grow up, the fact that you think tears equals sincerity is so immature, cringe and ignorant.

He passed away 2 year ago

When you start valuying your every day life god has provided you, you become positive

God bless her soul 🙏🏻 . She was an angel 😊

She sounds like she was a beautiful, wise soul. May she rest in peace, and may her memory be a blessing 💕🙏

Cathi Shaner i am so sorry for your loss. I know Laura is at a better place

Rip🙏

I'm sure Laura is happy in heaven. RIP and sorry for your loss

Strongside He wishes to help advance the study of the human race so that future generations who potentially get this disease will have a cure for them and not have to suffer as he did. He’s an icon of what the human race lives for. To strive and advance

*Respect +100000000000* For Him.

Like I said in my comment don't be ashamed of what your going through. Everybody goes through stuff and your feelings are valid. I've been told to not feel bad about my depression and think I shouldn't feel that way cause others have it worse.

@@ShadowSorcerer yep exactly.

Spencer Jolley 🤣 this comment is true

Omg for real

Thank you

I don't get it 😅

Spencer Jolley WTHHH while I was trying to open the coconut oil Spray from Trader Joe’s , I saw this comment 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂

Tell him I said that I have high hopes for him

Tell him to make a youtube channel to keep people updated and maybe spread some awareness

yoooooo mags

Mitchell Herndon yoooo mitch how u livinnn

he really is strong, sticking through this

Like they do cancer?

Keep dreaming mate..

@@karenthomson9749 Optimism helps.

@@karenthomson9749 ok Karen

You'll be happy to hear that a way of treating it has been found.

I certainly try my best

@@mitchellherndon5343 you are a kind and sweet human being. I hope the future holds a solution for your condition. Keep fighting!

@brett linthicum whatta narcissistic 👏

@@mitchellherndon5343 You are an AMAZING person. I am blown away by the wisdom, maturity and compassion you possess. I know this will sound cliche and I hope I'm not being insensitive.....but you are a very special person. I firmly believe you have a special destiny in front of you. I think you will change the world and improve the lives of millions people around the world. You are meant to do something great. Even this documentary, the way you explain things and the way you smile....you are already changing the world. Please do not give up. You are the shining light for many of us who are suffering with medical mysteries. I look up to you and admire you so much. One last thing I would like to add is this (it will sound like a lot of new age nonsense, but I'm going to say it anyway).....the mind is a powerful tool. We are spiritual beings having a human physical experience. We are not our body, we are far more powerful and vast than we realize. I'm not saying that we use our minds to fly and stuff like that. But there have been people who have been cured of the most atrocious diseases....spontaneously! And doctors were equally baffled. Dr Joe Dispenza has healed himself through the power of the mind, for example. If these people did it, then there must be hope for others too. Anyway, that's all. I hope I didn't bore you or insult you in any way. You are in my thoughts, in my prayers and in my heart. I wish you all the very best. Take care

@@mitchellherndon5343 I'm from Brazil and I wish you all the best and hope you reach your dreams. You have a beautiful family that loves you and this is something very special in this world. Try to look to the good people you have in your life and be sure someday things will get better. 🍀🤞🥇🌟🏆

eh pretty sure you just got that out of the description

@@catalina4474 but if he didn't you are probably the most inconsiderate and rude person in this comment section

@@catalina4474 and if he did get it out of the comment section, that's actually discusting. Using someone for likes is really shallow

He didn't lose his fight! He simply passed away after a long, brave journey

Hey jordan, may god give u strengh. I watched this video often in my free times. He's such a beloved person, talk-active and so friendly. I always bursting into crying everytime i watched the video, especially when he said he wanna find a girl that loves him as he is, build a family and raise a childern, that's make my heart can't accept his passed. Afterall i hope you and his family doing the best. -passanger

Explain?

How can that make him feel better. Feeling glad someone else suffering the same condition he is?

The Innocent it’s called ‘bonding”...when two people share something so rare it will undoubtedly help them feel less “isolated” in their disease. It’s exactly why nearly every chronic disease...like cancer, diabetes, etc...all have therapeutic support groups available for sufferers...sharing info and feelings always helps one heal...souls get healed as much as the body when we share.

@@GuadalupeGuacamole I see. Thanks for enlightening me.

Only the two can truly understand what the other is going through

Ikr. Also 771 likes and no comments? I’ll be the first.

Guineapig1227 frrr

And the Dad! Amazing.

She will have her answer one day, when she’s reunited with him. Sometimes that’s the only thing we have to hang onto, and it is enough.

@@frisco61 There is no answer, there is no reason why this happened. It was totally random. She won't be reunited with him. People cease to exist when they die.

Yeah me too

Ok

Btw he has a twitter. twitter.com/mitch462?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

GrahamPhelan I try my best

Mitchell I hope GOD heals you. Ask HIM and he will do it. GOD bless you.

@@mitchellherndon5343 you are so handsome 😍 thank you for being inspirational and allowing everyday people to have a glimpse into what life is like for you. We are rooting for you!

I hope he finds someone as amazing as he is. He has a beautiful soul and he deserves to be happy.

Tracie Ross no

Bruh if I hadn’t come across ur comment I wud have never known....

I know right. He deserved better. He is sleeping in heaven :)

Same here. Extremely sad :( It's a reminder to appreciate everyday that we wake up relatively healthy and able.

If he didn't had that disease he would have been the best parent. Some diseases are so dangerous and rare that doing research is not easy.

I literally broke down crying at that moment. Poor boy never got to experience any of it. 😭

I hope the best for him

Not that anyone cares but I was 1.1k like lol

Agreed.

Ikr

Yes, me too! I was so hopeful for him and wanted to even reach out to him and his family to show support! My heart just broke to pieces when I read the description. My prayers go out to his family, friends and the young girl in Asia who is also battling the same disease.

What if the korean girl is 12

@@kaito-fukasejam8387 he meant to meet the girl (to talk to her) and get married with someone else

@@kaito-fukasejam8387 the girl was 14, they said so in the video, not that that’s better, but I think he just wanted to meet her.

An?

He is an hero.

@@TheSP33DFREAK no, just no.

ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ sʜᴏᴘ ღ a strong not an

He needs to try medical cannabis

Or even misdiagnosed.

I can relate so much with this. Finding the right doctor who conducts the right test at the right time are all so important. It's a very difficult thing for people who deal with less common health problems, even in this modern age.

@@valeriavagapova Even in first-world countries, many times it is an uphill battle to get access to the right doctors who will listen to you, who have affiliations with elite research hospitals and teams of experts who will coordinate between each-other. It's very frustrating and EXPENSIVE when you have to hop around different specialists before someone gives you the right answer.

Ya they can’t be sure it’s just those two but probably still really really rare

Yeah, what if this happened to people in like, medieval times, or something? They would literally never know.

first of all, you are not funny... secondly he passed away more that a year ago :(

@@naturegirl51 He wasn't trying to be funny. Many people with rare diseases get to know the few others and are able to form stronger bonds.

@@naturegirl51 first of all he's not trying to be funny... secondly you being a jerk

@Prestonio Lin ... ok lets try this again - did you try a touch of humour with your second sentence?

I wonder if the girl is still alive and well (as can be). If he died at around 19 and she was 14 at the time of this, she might not have long left if he represents the average lifespan of this disease. Nature can be very cruel.

He was so handsome, too! I had high hopes for him and then I read the description after watching. His family is amazing

Sadly the majority of women see the illness not the heart

Good meme.

The Gamers Of The Apocalypse Fire a meme in text form. love it

Herndon's disease sounds like a real and official disease

Jimmy Guy it does

Haha I did

Lol yea for a second

He doesss

Yup

Mix between MrBeast and Odds1Out

Tru

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Homeless Soldier 

Homeless Soldier 

H-he died?

@@vepm sadly. As far as i can find, he passed in October of 2019

@@Laika4895 yeah, im just read the comment, also the video's description. You know i've been crying for 1 hours cuz he passed away, like this video published on May 2019 and he passed away on October 2019.i can't deal with this

Omg no

I’m literally crying omg:(.

I'm really sorry for you.

Hi.... I'm from India.... Pursuing BSc.... Me and my friend going through project about this condition (ACOX1 mutation) by seeing this video we r working on dry lab ..... So if I get little help from his family it would be easy for us........

He seemed like such a lovely young man. I'm so sorry to hear that he didn't make it.

He was such a beautiful person inside and out, sending prayers to his family and friends, I just know he would be with where he belongs now ❤️

Why did he pass away? I'm so sorry for your loss!

Uh, seems to me like God didn't bless him and his family.

He look like mr.beast

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that

wow lmao

LMFAOOO

Savage Wubbzy W

Why couldn’t it happen to someone evil, like a criminal who murdered a whole orphanage or something?

@@gearrode Genetics and inheritance. The world is a random place after all

Static Outlaw true, but with some things you could say luck or coincidence comes into play.

ciel phantomhive if she was in North Korea they would have instantly killed her and they wouldn't have any information on this disease at all

@@gearrode the world doesnt care if you are good or evil only humans care

💔

Anna Lynn Right

Anna Lynn mr beast doesnt have money for everyone yall need to chill

@@jomo148 everyone??? Wtf this kid is slowly wasting away, if anything he needs donations as much as a cancer patient would. All he wants is a life and family.

Yassss

@Guess What? I'm here too. you said it yourself. no point in donating a bunch of money for a disease two people have. there's more important diseases out there

@Teal ... Yes, same. Like I had a conversation shortly ago about my life situation, life isn't easy for everyone. And, not all of us have the same choices, problems, nor opportunities. My life was very good at one time, but it changed a few years ago -- through no fault of my own. Now, I'm a care-giver for my mother, who is disabled now. And, people just don't realize how hard things are -- at home. And, no one wants to help. So, yeah, I am honest with people about the situation -- if they ask; but saying it to someone, is differnet than living it. Trust me.

@@PoeLemic Bless you for caring for her. I am sure God will bless you for doing that.

Disabled people don't want to be inspirational. We want to be people. Others force us into situations then act like we're so brave for breathing...

Disabled people don't try to frame their conditions as anything other than conditions they just live around. But even if they did try to "sugarcoat" them or make themselves martyrs, why do you care? If you don't know what life is like for them, why are you so hostile about how they tell their stories? Living with a disability can be extremely difficult at times, whether you're dealing with social or economic factors, and there is no problem with someone acknowledging their experiences.

@@fruitygarlic3601 this this this this this. The reason we smile is so that we don't cry infront of you!

I almost cried cause he reminded me alot of me until I saw the description and it reminded me of how limited our time is :(

@@alexosow Oh... hope everything gets better for you, stay strong!

I often watch mitchell video on my free times but yeah always ended up bursting into crying. I always remember what mitchell said in the end of video make me so freaking hurt, so odd , feels like he just born yesterday. I can't deal with this

I cried

Lovely lovely young man! Whole his family are loving people! So unfair!such a beautiful attitude he had for life , even his face was gentle and happy...💐💐💐💐💐💕💕💕💕

He died???

@@lovely.ameeeee485 Yeah, he passed in October of 2019.

💔

Rest in peace ! He seemed as so very likeable person.

Did you know him in real life? How was he? He seems so genuinely person, Rest in Peace for him ❤

I agree😊. I have a friend who was in a bad car accident when he was in high school. It was a miracle that he survived, but now he's a quadriplegic. One of his biggest concerns after the accident was that he wouldn't find someone willing to see past the disability. Well fast forward a few years later and he ended up marrying one of the nurses from the rehab center😀😄.

@@taniajennifer4717 aww this should be on a short movie or sum

@@taniajennifer4717 can I get some more information like a name or something I wanna make a book out of that

♿️♿️

@@kayleemikulec1848 make it up yourself, don't rip off someone else's suffering for a profit. You can't use people's names without permission anyway. If you want to write about real people and their struggles, at least learn to respect them enough to _ask_ if it's okay for you to write about them instead of just demanding personal info.