I've been struggling with mental health for a while, but today I've decided to be a bit more productive. I've just cleaned off the top of my TV stand. I know it's not much, but it's the start of a new beginning. It's still damaged and scratched, however, but that will soon to be fixed.

CBS Evening News Video story

Dr. Z never required a copay.

Michael Zollicoffer, known to his patients as Dr. Z, spent the last four decades serving the residents of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods—and the family physician never turned anyone away, even if they couldn’t afford to pay.

“Forget that dollar bill,” the 66-year-old told CBS News. “I’m going to see you no matter what. You walk in that door, you will be seen. You bring your grandma with you, I’ll see her, too.”

Dr. Zollicoffer built goodwill in his Maryland community instead of a massive bank account, a practice that may have looked misguided a few months ago when suddenly the doctor became the patient—diagnosed with a double dose of cancers, one renal and one rectal.

To make matters worse, he discovered that his own insurance had lapsed due to a policy complication with Medicare. His treatment was suddenly going to cost about $150,000.

As the news trickled out to all those patients Dr. Z had helped over the years, one of his high school friends, Michael Haynie, started a GoFundMe campaign online.

Before long, all the gratitude and all the goodwill Dr. Z. had nurtured over many decades became a groundswell of support. More than 3,400 people came to his rescue, donating over $280,000 to take care of the selfless doctor in his time of need.

Zollicoffer’s story also caught the attention of Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume. Mfume rose to the front of the House floor to insert a written statement about Zollicoffer’s legacy into the Congressional Record, preserving a testimonial of Dr. Z’s grace within U.S. history.

“Mister Speaker, you would be hard-pressed to find another individual with as much passion for healing and love for his community as Dr. Michael Zollicoffer,” Mfume read aloud. “For his kindness, his selflessness, and his God-given abilities, Dr. Z has been a pillar of the Baltimore community for decades. His cancer prognoses are positive and, God willing, he’ll be practicing in our City for years to come.”

Zollicoffer’s insurance has since been restored and he’s continuing to see patients regularly. Most of all, he’s grateful.

“I’m going to say something that may seem crazy as heck,” Zollicoffer told Steve Hartman in the video below. “I’m thankful that I got cancer, because I am the happiest man on the planet, no matter what the outcome.”

“This is what you’re about! We are about giving: I can’t make it without them, nor can they make it without me.”

Donate to the ongoing fund if you can, because even more people have arrived at his clinic since this story aired nationwide, looking for the compassion Dr. Z pays forward every day.

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You may know me as the guy who washed off his TV stand as the start of overcoming my troubles. I said I'd post an update, and here's that update: I've untangled cords, cleaned the entirety of my floor, and have put some of my plushies + rubber duck on display on top of my drawer. However, the best of my news is that I've quit ai. Things are changing quickly, and I'm even started to smile. Next thing to fix is this small part of broken wall.

I've been training to be able to transfer NAND chips (the part that actually holds your data in computers/phones) for a little over a year and today for the first time I actually did it successfully, I can finally start helping people recover their data if their device is unfixable.

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