what's your name my name is Tyler first
of all I love your shoes so much thank
you how old are you Tyler I'm 11 years
old so it looks like you have the violin
when did you start playing violin well I
started playing the violin when I was
seven and a half and what made you get
into playing violin I wanted to start
playing the violin because I was being
bullied at school oh oh man it's because
I had cancer I almost died the doctors
came in said yeah he does have cancer
and it was the worst day of my life they
used to make fun of me and laugh at me
because I was different they would
spread rumors to say that my cancer was
contagious and they all wanted to stay
away from me
one day Tyler saw a flyer at his school
and it said after-school program free
violin lessons I just didn't want to be
the kid let cancer
I'm the kid who plays the violin
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Simon um Wow Wow Wow
by the way before I start how are you
feeling now I'm feeling really proud of
myself
if you don't mind me asking Tyler how is
your health now well I've been in
remission for almost four years
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you know what you are an extraordinary
young man we hear too many stories about
people being bullied but I can tell you
one thing most people are bullies
because they're better than the people
who bully there I think you have such an
amazing talent such a personality and I
would like to say something on your
behalf to the bullies
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as I shake your hand
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