My Cancer Press Tier List

As was reported might be the case, it turns out that the first day after chemo is pretty OK, but then it gets progressively worse until day 5 or 6. I'm now on day 7 and feeling OK. I've had many (but not all!) of the expected side effects, but my appetite has been good, which is very good for the quality of life! Glad to be through the worst of the first treatment, but obviously I've still got a long way to go. I wouldn't want everyone to think that Day 7 is indicative of how you feel while you're doing chemo...if you had seen me on Day 3 I would have been 100% horizontal.

I hear it tends to get a little worse every time (though I've got some tips for how to maybe make a few things hit a little less hard!) Really glad I was feeling good enough to make this video! It was nice to do something normal.

Thanks y'all.

Hank

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[taranlee]

“I think you got the vibe wrong, ” said Hank Green, as he bounced around making a hilarious tier list of news outlets reporting on his cancer, grinning from ear to ear. Love you Hank, never change 😂

[vlogbrothers]

"Hank Green's Brother, John Green, Announces that He Thinks Actually Every Headline Mentioning Him Is S-Tier" -John

[TripleDaddy]

Hank using "How soon they mention John" as part of the ranking is fucking hysterical. Legit laughed out loud. If something like this ever happened to me, I can only aspire to this level of humor and grace. Hank is S-tier.

[champa]

"It is Going to Make Things Difficult (for me) and is Nearly as Bad as Tuberculosis" Says Award-Winning Author, John Green, Regarding Relative's Health Diagnosis.

[krisweller]

Just the way Hank says “I don’t feel like that’s the right vibe, I think you got the vibe wrong” will forever live rent free in my brain

[JMBAD_art]

You know what’s S-tier? The concept of this video. You’re killing it king 👑

[_up_moon]

The sibling rivalry is real.
John: spends months obsessing and educating about the world's most deadly but treatable disease.
Hank: gets cancer

Always trying to one-up your brother 😅
Sometimes I make jokes when I'm nervous

[nydrm]

Including the pencil picture for no reason makes it so much better. Chaotic happiness is your vibe Hank, they hit the nail on the head.

[chada]

Honestly, putting this in a tier list is a badass coping mechanism. I fully intend to incorporate this into my life, if allowed.

[sarahlavin]

NPR author suggested Stardew Valley, and I agree! You have all of our love and support Hank, keep being strong!

[HeisenbergFam]

The only man who casually makes a tier list cancer press tier list, absolute mad lad

[Kb-ghrk]

Somehow this immediately and very unexpectedly became one of my favorite videos of all time. The nerdy-ness (meant as a compliment), the morbid humor, the lowkey sibling rivalry, and an incredible video idea only someone like hank could come up with. Perfection

[cdmonson]

My wife pointed out that we played Super Mario Bros in the chemo suite when I was being treated from Hodgkin's lymphoma, because we loved watching you and Katherine play it on Hank Games. Thanks for making my chemo more bearable 10 years ago!

[KaseyTheGolden]

Stop it, this is so funny. Glad to see you finding joy where you can in such a situation, I'll be sending the vibes!

[applesandparachutes]

I like that we all understand and accept that Hank's allowed to make his videos however damn long he pleases right now

[moniquesiruge]

Hank, almost immediately after sharing intimate insight into his life, vibe checking the news outlets spreading said intimate news is the definition of grace and s-tier humor ❤

[eli]

I'm a journalism student and so many of the aspects you pointed out just made things my professors have taught us in class pop up in my head. It's interesting to see the perspective of someone that articles are written about and have them basically echo all the rules we learn

[Numbnuts]

I think this is one of the funniest videos any person could ever make in response to getting a cancer diagnosis, this is absolutely gold. If this was a stand up comedian he would make an entire half hour special out of this where they going depth about each article. You did it in a condensed 5 minutes and saved every one time, this is exactly why you and your brother are some of the best content creators the world will ever know. I wish you a speedy recovery, and I definitely recommend picking up a GameCube and a couple of games from the early 2000s, NBA Street is very good, along with Star wars rogue squadron 2, and the original animal crossing. And if you want a narrative focused game I would highly recommend Paper Mario the thousand Year door or any installment of the paper Mario franchise for that matter.

[kirthanapillay]

As someone who works in journalism, I thoroughly appreciated this. But even I don't have enough words to express how incredible you are.

[amanda_ash]

I’m an 8 year stage IV colon cancer survivor, diagnosed at 29. Treatments are hard, but in my case they were successful (I only had to do 12 rounds of chemo). I actually participated in a preventative immunotherapy clinical trial that I found on my own. There are so many better treatment options now, and new ones in the works. Good luck to you.