This week, I start by sharing why First Descents, the nonprofit that helped me rebuild community and trust in my body after cancer, deserves a spot on your end-of-year giving list. And then, because it is Christmas, I diagnose the eyeballs of Charlie Brown, the Grinch, Rudolph, and even Jack Skellington.

From aniridia to jaundice to reindeer esotropia, it’s a holiday episode only an ophthalmologist could make.

Takeaways:

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  The nonprofit that helped young adult cancer survivors, including me, find community, courage, and connection.

  
  


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  Why Charlie Brown may actually have a real eye disorder (and why that “lovable loser” label is unfair).

  
  


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  The Grinch’s alarming scleral icterus and what it says about his liver.

  
  


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  Why Rudolph’s esotropia would make guiding a sleigh… mildly concerning.

  
  


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  How Jack Skellington manages life with bilateral enucleation and why Sally might actually have the healthiest eyes in Halloween Town.

  
  

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