Christy Lee is an eighteen-year-old senior in high school who at the age of 3 years old, was diagnosed with Group E Retinoblastoma, an eye cancer common in children. Christys condition has caused her right vision to be impaired in which she underwent her first procedure to remove a tumor that took her right eye. Christy endured chemotherapy at the Children Los Angeles Hospital and had an ocularist which helped her receive her first prosthetic. In 2021 during the Covid pandemic Christy had a second surgery with 2 procedures to insert a peg into her eye, and another to lift the eyelid to match. Today she is proud of how far she has come despite previous complications she had to face.

Today we sat down with Christy Lee,  who talks with us about her battle with childhood cancer, how she learned to embrace her challenges with body image, and find acceptance and pride in who she is.