This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Cancer has affected a lot of people’s lives. It still does. Every single day people are diagnosed with a certain type of cancer and also what people tend to forget is that every single day people are told that they are cancer free. Louay Ali was baffled by cancer by the age of 10 when he’s grandfather passed away from cancer. He also thought of it as the big bad wolf but as he grew older, he realized that cancer was just as any other disease, treatable with the right amount of knowledge and support. Louay is discussing his personal journey with cancer and how it led him to start his own organization Run For Yellow. In 2010, the urge to make a difference in the world of cancer started. Louay found out about LIVESTRONG an organization that offers psychological support to cancer patients in 2004. This was the first discovery that led him later on in 2010 to start his own team, Run For Yellow, to help cancer patients in Egypt. And that was the start of a long, hard but worthwhile journey. He also is the Co-founder of the Egyptian League of American Football and Co-founder of Cairo's biggest American football team: Cairo Sharks. Athlete since he was three and half. He also owns his own company, Summitry. Louay Ali, 23 years old. The youngest LIVESTRONG Leader in the world. Run for Yellow's founder and the brain behind Egypt's first team for supporting cancer patients psychologically not financially. Co-founder of the Egyptian League of American Football and Co-founder of Cairo's biggest American football team: Cairo Sharks. Athlete since he was three and half. He works as a solutions engineer in Google and he also has a part time job. "I convince people to shave their hair each day. For cancer" That's Louay Ali's own saying and motto. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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