Woman, 31, who lost her 注目する，もくろむ to a rare 癌 as a child STUNS TikTok 使用者s by popping out her prosthetic eyeball in a viral ビデオ to 攻撃する，衝突する 支援する at trolls who cruelly mocked her 外見

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A woman lost her 注目する，もくろむ 予定 to a rare form of 癌 during childhood ? and now uses her disability to spread 認識／意識性 with a 'humor and a touch of sass'.

Salina Moreno, 31, from Los Angeles, California, 作品 as a freelance photographer and decided to start a TikTok page after having more 解放する／自由な time on her 手渡すs 予定 to the coronavirus pandemic.

At the age of one, Salina was 診断するd with Retinoblastoma, a rare form of childhood 癌 and was 軍隊d to 除去する her eyeball to stop the 癌 from spreading to other parts of her 団体／死体 which could have led to blindness in both 注目する，もくろむs.

Hitting 支援する: TikTok 使用者 Salina Moreno, 31, stunned her 信奉者s when she 地位，任命するd a ビデオ in which she 除去するd her prosthetic eyeball

持つ／拘留する on...! The freelance photographer, from Los Angeles, lost her 注目する，もくろむ when she was just one year old, after 存在 診断するd with a rare form of 癌. She is seen 除去するing her prosthetic

Au naturale! Salina 定期的に 地位，任命するs about her prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ on TikTok - often 地位，任命するing tongue-in-cheek videiso about it to 攻撃する，衝突する 支援する at trolls who make cruel comments about her 外見

She has since worn a prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ, which costs up to $5,000 and needs 交替／補充 every five years.

Speaking about the time, Salina said: 'I lost my 注目する，もくろむ when I was one year old to a rare form of childhood 癌 called Retinoblastoma. My parents noticed a white glow in my left 注目する，もくろむ and took me to see several specialists that 決定するd it was 癌.

'My parents were left with the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to try and save my 注目する，もくろむ by doing chemo and 放射（能） 治療s but that would 危険 the 癌 spreading to my other 注目する，もくろむ and leaving me 完全に blind or it spreading to my brain and 存在 dead.

'Or I had the choice to 除去する my left 注目する，もくろむ and be 癌-解放する／自由な!

'The doctors didn't 完全に agree with 除去するing my 注目する，もくろむ but （機の）カム to an 協定 when the doctor 確認するd it, I could no longer see out of my 権利 注目する，もくろむ.'

にもかかわらず her 条件, Salina can still see with her left 注目する，もくろむ and 成し遂げる daily 仕事s such as 運動ing and even playing 競争の激しい sports.

Salina 始める，決める up her TikTok page @eye_am_sal to spread 認識／意識性 of her 条件 and to 奮起させる others not to let their health or life circumstances bring them 負かす／撃墜する.

She has since amassed over 140,000 信奉者s and loves 追加するing a bit of 'humor and a touch of sass' to her ビデオs ? 特に when it comes to 答える／応じるing to her haters.

Popular: Her TikTok account has amassed more than 140,000 信奉者s since the start of the pandemic, when she 始める，決める it up as a means of passing the time in lockdown?

Proud: Salina, who has had a prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ since she was a little girl, is now much more comfortable in her own 肌, be it with or without her 偽の 注目する，もくろむ

Struggle: 'I dealt with a lot of いじめ（る）ing and 星／主役にするs that kept me 負かす／撃墜する and hiding my bubbly personality from the world,' Salina 株d

Keep it up: Salina has to 取って代わる her prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ every five years - and every new design costs a whopping $5,000

The 31-year-old created a ビデオ reply to a comment from someone calling her out for having a 'lazy 注目する，もくろむ' - and Salina took the 適切な時期 to create a hilarious reaction ビデオ.

In the ビデオ, she said: '本気で, sh** you're 権利! One thing I cannot stand is laziness, like laziness is my biggest pet peeve.

'So, if my 注目する，もくろむ is 存在 lazy...' before 突然に popping out her prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ, 追加するing: 'It's gotta go, and you can go with it.'

One 使用者 commented: 'Not gonna 嘘（をつく）. That was a 力／強力にする move.'

Another 追加するd: 'I legit WAS NOT READY. WHAT....'

一方／合間, one wrote: 'Omg! This is the best 復帰 ビデオ I think I have ever seen.'

Speaking about her TikTok page, Salina said: 'COVID-19 奮起させるd me to start my TikTok page!

'My family and friends that know how funny and 去っていく／社交的な I am have been telling me for a year to start a TikTok but at the time I was content with my small Instagram account.

'But 存在 in 検疫 with nowhere to go led me to join TikTok just to pass time.

'I enjoyed making people laugh but it wasn't until I 株d my story about my 注目する，もくろむ that I realized I had the 力／強力にする to 奮起させる others.?

Tell-tale 調印する: When she was one year old, Salina's parents noticed a white glow in her left 注目する，もくろむ (pictured) and took her to see the doctors?

関心: Salina was 診断するd with?Retinoblastoma, a rare form of 癌 that could have left her blind in both 注目する，もくろむs?

決定／判定勝ち（する）: Doctors told Salina's parents that they could try to save her 注目する，もくろむ by 扱う／治療するing her 癌 with chemotherapy, however they 警告するd that could 原因（となる） the 癌 to spread

勇敢に立ち向かう: Her parents decided to have her left 注目する，もくろむ 除去するd ーするために stop the 癌 from spreading and making her 条件 even worse

'I've done my best to create a 肯定的な community on my TikTok page by 地位，任命するing 肯定的な, wholesome, inspirational content for everyone so although I do not receive too much negativity there is always someone that has something 消極的な to say.

'You can't please everyone. I like to を取り引きする the 消極的な commenters with humor and a touch of sass. I have learned that once you are 確信して and 完全に 安全な・保証する with yourself as a person there is nothing anyone can say that can 段階 you or bring you 負かす／撃墜する.'

Salina was いじめ（る）d growing up with her 条件 but has since learnt to love herself from within and 受託する herself as she is, 伸び（る）ing 信用／信任 and a new 視野 to life.

She 追加するd: 'People often comment on how 確信して I am and how they wish they had my 信用／信任. I wish people knew that it's been a 旅行 to be where I am today.

'I spent most of my life feeling insecure and hiding behind my hair.

'I dealt with a lot of いじめ（る）ing and 星／主役にするs that kept me 負かす／撃墜する and hiding my bubbly personality from the world.

'It wasn't until two years ago that I decided to forget what others thought and love every 面 of me and now I can be me and 解放する／自由な.

'My prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ is not who I am. It is only a small part of me but it has given me the greatest 適切な時期 to 株 my story and 奮起させる others to embrace themselves.

'I have mixed emotions about going viral on TikTok.

Active: Salina says having a prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ does not stop her from living life to the fullest?

Coming out of her 爆撃する: After 取引，協定ing with いじめ（る）s for year, Salina says she finally 設立する the 信用／信任 to stop hiding her prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ from the world?

Message: 'I enjoyed making people laugh but it wasn't until I 株d my story about my 注目する，もくろむ that I realized I had the 力／強力にする to 奮起させる others,' Salina said of her TikTok fame

'I love that I have a larger audience to 影響（力） and 奮起させる in a 肯定的な way but now I have a lot of people reaching out wanting to 株 their stories of insecurities they struggle with or how they also have one 注目する，もくろむ.

'I love 審理，公聴会 all of the stories and wish I can 答える／応じる to all of the comments and messages I get because I want to help as many people as I can by showing them how to love themselves, but it's impossible and can be 圧倒的な.

'So, I am learning to balance my personal life 同様に as my life as a TikTok creator.'

In a heartwarming 行為／法令／行動する of 親切, Salina helped raise 基金s for a fellow TikToker to afford a prosthetic 注目する，もくろむ.

In just two days, Salina raised over $3,000 after 地位，任命するing a vid eo on TikTok asking people to 寄付する.

Salina said she wants to use her 壇・綱領・公約 to help others struggling with self-受託 as she knows how difficult it is to feel different from everyone else.

She 追加するd: 'My heart is to help people like me that are struggling with self-受託.

'I know what it's like to feel different and just want to look like everyone else so I felt really lead to do my best to raise money with the TikTok に引き続いて that I have with over 140,000 信奉者s.

'I am happy to 報告（する）／憶測 we were able to raise that $3,000 within 2 days!'