Because Games Matter - Jacob's Story - Extra Credits

Thank you to Jacob for sharing their story and if you're interested in more information about Child's Play, you can find them at childsplaychari... or / cpcharity on Twitter. With the help of folks like you, they can continue to improve the lives of children in hospitals and domestic violence shelters through the power of play and the generosity of the gaming community. So if you're able, please donate towards this amazing cause and help make some difficult days for children a little brighter.
Our final story also comes from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital ( victors.us/str... ) Jacob was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia which means spending an hour every day receiving treatment to help prevent lung infections. During those treatments, Jacob was able to help pass the time by playing games. But when a tumor was found in Jacob's kidney, he had to stay at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The week leading up to surgery was long, boring, and isolating. But the Child Life Specialists at the hospital changed all of that by visiting with toys and games. Games that gave Jacob something to look forward to and helped give Jacob hope.
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Thank you to Jacob, Victoria, and J.J. for sharing their stories this year! We're grateful that we have the opportunity to share these stories with all of you & end the year on a positive note, showing that games really do matter. Please share your stories of how games have impacted your life!

[@bnz2222]

Nice nic3

[@amireinav1]

Extra Credits dude i used to only watch your extra history, but nw this is my favorite one. Hat you are doing here is really helping so many people, keep at at!

[@felixmortem1177]

@@amireinav1 I watch exclusively Extra History and Because Games Matter, they're both amazing series

[@amireinav1]

Felix Mortem I watch everything, trust me everything they make is pure gold

[@dillannist3306]

@@felixmortem1177 same here

[@mohammadaladham7721]

Stay strong Jacob. Can someone explain to me any issues that may be caused by mirrored organs?

[@elijahdage5523]

I'm not an expert, but from what I know there aren't any. It's just more complicated to do surgery since everything is weird.

[@Tam-vj1jr]

In the odd case someone with Situs Invertus needs an organ transplant, operations become more difficult as the majority of organ donors are non-mirrored. Linking up the right vessels to a heart for example would be more difficult if the heart isn't mirrored like the patient.

[@CatholicWeeb]

It's just weird and harder for surgeons, no symptoms though

[@rainbowosprey1619]

Mostly just annoying for surgeons, unless some are mirrored but others aren’t.

[@LordBloodySoul]

As far as I know, there is not much physical issues, but medical ones. Mostly for surgery and stuff. But I have heard from a friend of mine, who's a doctor, that inverted organs can sometimes come with some internal pain during growth, due to cellular mutations and stuff. But that seems to be pretty rare.

[@HistoryExplained]

Merry Christmas & thank you for all the amazing content you produce! 🎅🏼🎄🤶🏼

[@amireinav1]

History Explained hi history explained, saw your new video, and also merry christmas

[@jorgec98]

Uhm, shouldn't this video have subtitles?

[@hedgehogmind3186]

If you can hear why don’t you add them

[@primaroxas]

Well, the auto CC is good enough as a place holder while they add the caption

[@ravenhish]

auto generated....

[@Oblivisci........]

@@primaroxas that is absolutely not true.

[@krispwnsu]

No... it's not like this story features a deaf kid or anything.

[@cheybat5390]

This, by the way, is why all games should be accessible

[@schuhsuppe7228]

You are right, but looking at how many kinds of illnesses there are: there is only so little someone can do to fullfill every wish

[@iaknihs]

Gotta disagree. I do think a lot and probably even the majority of games should be accessible, but some games by the very idea they are based on can't be fun or even playable for everyone. Games heavily relying on math aren't accessible to everyone for example, just because Dyscalculia exists doesn't mean games that heavily rely on being able to quickly work with large quantities of numbers should never exist. Not everyone will like them, not everyone will be able to play them at all, but they can still have value for those who can play them. So as a whole, I think it's more important that there is a large variety of games. Very accessible ones, very inaccessible ones, games that are just fun, scary, even boring games. With a large enough variety, everyone should be able to find something to suit their particular interests and needs.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

@@schuhsuppe7228 Agreed, but that's exactly why artificial barriers like intrusive/online DRM make me so angry. Just see games for Windows Live as reference for the "never hurts paying customers" lie their apologetics spout. Or securom... Hints: games for Windows Live shut down and made all of the games unplayable. Securom is incompatible with win10 for security reasons.

[@captainsnake8515]

iaknihsX2 the point of Celeste was almost nearly to be an incredibly hard platformer. They still managed to make an assist mode while not ruining the game. Games should absolutely be all accessible.

[@cheybat5390]

@@schuhsuppe7228 no there isn't

[@guitaristAustin]

10 years ago, I donated winnings from my professional gaming time to Child's Play and hearing this story made me so grateful that I did that. *tears* You see, I played guitar hero A LOT and was easily in the top 100 in the USA. I don't do professional gaming anymore and I'm not here to advertise myself, this was just one part of my life. What really strikes me about this story is that Jacob's first system was the Nintendo Wii. I know it's only coincidence, but the first tournament I won was at a convention called PAX, and the very first thing I donated was the Nintendo Wii I won from it and I got a lot of people in the gaming industry to sign the box (bad idea in hindsight, shoulda signed the console) at this convention called PAX. I'm not here to brag, I'm just here to say that I'm grateful that I did because of stories like this.

[@guitaristAustin]

As an indie game developer people like Justin are why I make games.

[@danielyahalom3961]

did he go to Ann Arbor?? That's where JJ from the story two weeks ago works, right? He might have directly helped Jacob!!!

[@igobybign6747]

Wow screw the 16 people who disliked this

[@bridgettecharollotte5003]

*adds a dislike* make that the 45th

[@shaylalynn2030]

He’s such a brave kid your amazing and brave Jacob merry Christmas

[@Genesis23OPB]

wow some people think their lives are hard and complicated, and then there is jacob who endures so damn much.

[@armaniac661]

That’s a bamf if I’ve ever seen one! Staying positive in the face of the shittiest odds. Hats off to you, my man!

[@the_dead_knight3]

Pah and Karen's say videogames cause violence

[@PatTriesAgain]

You guys are so freaking sweet !!!

[@PurpleFreezerPage]

Jacob's so humble, he didn't even mention his worst disease.. having hands but not arms.

[@yamira.737]

Wow. I have a similar story. My friend was born without a bone in his right leg. While his leg was being amputated, he would play on a Wii. He says that made his treatment easier. Games really are a blessing.

[@yamira.737]

Merry Christmas by the way!

[@genshinfan160]

This is a great story. I love hearing stories like this about people who've gone through a lot and have had awesome things happen to them. It just makes me feel so happy to hear about times when straight up awesome things happen to people.

[@LastTimeLord12]

I love these stories they always make me cry

[@robbevanooteghem7429]

same

[@mauktheogre4477]

Thanks for this Christmas gift. These are truly uplifting😊

[@ozharmounian8497]

No captions?; Bit contradictory.

[@DaleHusband]

There are captions. Just click on the little cc box at the bottom.

[@medicat6494]

@@DaleHusband He means transcribed captions, not auto-generated lol

[@Balpindo]

contributed, just waiting to be reviewed

[@shawnheatherly]

To have optimism and hope despite going through all that is powerful.

[@SanDiego_Railfan]

Jacob, I hope you have a merry Christmas!

[@romanoman4831]

This brought me on the verge of tears

[@M00nsh0t]

Whenever I hear stories like this, I thank God and my lucky stars that I am born the way I am...Happy and Healthy

[@Liggliluff]

(0:12) Good on you to actually specifying it was ASL, and not just "sign language". It would be like saying "they spoke a foreign language", as there are many sign languages. - Saying they transcribed it was weird, they actually translated it. It's like saying someone transcribed the Russian language so you could understand it, which wouldn't make any sense unless you're familiar with Russian already.

[@davyt0247]

If you can get the story, one I would love to see you guys cover is Ryan, he is a huge fan of the online Pirate101

[@mateiaprozianu3289]

What does not kill you makes you stronger.

[@ToxicWaffle183]

Every time i hear a story about a kid with cancer I always this about my brother. When i was really young my oldest brother had cancer. I was to young to understand what was happening

[@professorrosenstock5026]

If you don't me asking did he survive?

[@ToxicWaffle183]

Professor Rosenstock yes he did, all thanks to the wonderful doctors at Boston’s children hospital. I’m so grateful for everything they did for him because without them I won’t have my brother. I don’t know what kind of person I would be if i had lost him

[@titangamer6824]

@@ToxicWaffle183 I'm glad to know that

[@Wrong_dongle]

I'm not crying... You're crying. Thank you Jacob, stay strong!

[@deamon6681]

Dude... How sick are you? Jacob: Yes.

[@SacreBleuPelican]

Can you do one on you? And the other crew? Like the one who started the extra history

[@Monke-fj2qz]

Bless you Jacob and bless those medical professionals who did so much and continue to do so much. You people are real heroes.

[@arvojustice]

This is great! Do more things like this!

[@KaiTenSatsuma]

:Knows enough about PCD to realize how incredibly lucky Jacob is:

[@shikharverma8696]

Who ever disliked this it's sad, truly a sad thing

[@alexanderchipman9571]

Merry Christmas, and thank you for this week's Because Games Matter!

[@seanhilton765]

God I hope Jacob is still doing well. Even a year later, I remember watching this when it came out and thinking Jesus you've been through the wringer. Well after 2020 I hope you're still okay Jacob.

[@minutewalt]

I was in the hospital a lot as a kid. Child's Play would have been great back then, that's why I support them now. I know from personal experience how kids like Jacob can have more enriched experiences from games, and Child's Play helps with that (and more, they also provide books, movies, and toys). If you're an executive of a hospital, and you have to decide to budget between an expensive, life-saving device, or stuff for kids, you're gonna choose the device. Child's Play helps to fill those gaps for kids.

[@robbevanooteghem7429]

for some reasons this video's always get me crying

[@_mamoniem]

Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Ironman those ain't real heroes..But Jacob is a real hero!

[@sketchdoge7327]

Please keep us up to date with Jacob after 2020, I feel for him. I have several chronic medical conditions as well and covid is really scary for people who are constantly in and out of the medical system

[@kevinkraft6804]

What are the chances of MedLife Crisis and EC talking about those very rare people with reversed organ positions in the same day!

[@totalynotcatherine]

0:46 He was born profoundly deaf, a opposed to just normal deaf. (This is a joke)

[@piethagorus7439]

This is at Stanford I know the teen room and I have a nebulizer and I have a lot of specialists I missed 68 days this trimester

[@PokeHearts]

I always wondered what child's play did exactly, but never took the time to research myself. Now I'm glad so many gaming communities I'm a part of have helped organizations like this give hope and a reason to keep fighting to all these children

[@JeffreyKnipe]

So ... you almost made me cry at work. Pass my thoughts along to Jacob, his story is not one about adversary but triumph. I pray for his continued health.

[@philcollins5457]

Mott is the only place I've been that, somehow, manages to stay bright and cheerful in the midst of a Michigan winter. Thank you for sharing this story, guys.

[@Ryanpreciado0888]

Truly you and others like you are stronger then any superhero mate love fae Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I know how scary cancer is I lost my gran tae pancreatic cancer

[@bridgettecharollotte5003]

when will you guys give a real apology video about politicizing video games

[@Quirkney]

But news channels will be like “reee games bad because they make people happy”

[@mannamedisaak3316]

May God bless you Jacob merry Christmas hope you get better soon I would love to meet you

[@kizashii]

this channel is gold 🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@lildumbguy]

I have Cozmo at my house

[@shreyaspamaraju4844]

lucky :)

[@GrimmDelightsDice]

I'm not crying I just have a whole damn apple in my throat

[@bjgoodrich5864]

God bless you and your family Jacob. ✝️

[@pandora50]

Omfg stop wasting ya lives on games and go outside

[@jroden06]

Thank you for sharing your story, Jacob!

[@Roadhouse-h1v]

So wait, his heart is on his right side woah!?

[@rachelross4279]

Because of this video I decided to look at the website and buy things for the local hospital. I volunteer all the time at the hospital and the child life specialists really do incredible work.

[@jimmyc.491]

Awesome!

[@ImaginaryMdA]

Whenever I hear these stories I think of the however many children who are less wealthy and barely able to afford any treatment at all never mind entertainment...

[@thewaterleaf7929]

the dislikes are from people that have lived in a cave for their entire life, looking at minion memes!

[@Farnciss]

Why do people hate games now :(

[@dionysus913]

Damn, Jacob is trooper

[@certifiedcoolguy583]

the 9 people who disliked this are freaking monsters

[@elijahdage5523]

It's probably an accident.

[@mikked01]

Merry Christmas Jacob, always warms the heart hearing stories of people doing the best they can with what they've got. Good on you for finding the positives where you can!

[@Detah_]

Also thanks Jacob for staying strong and being able to be here for your story

[@skylerqu8697]

absolute champ

[@TheLittleTanooki]

Do you speak french Me: Wii

[@KNDHHPAYRulesEstVGCPSndAccount]

The Game Looks So Adorable :3

[@royalanempire2965]

Games are the greatest means of expression for all of us.

[@commenturthegreat2915]

Another one? Yes!

[@Farnciss]

He looks like carson

[@steverobinson4199]

Who are the 42 idiots who thumbs downed this video? That's what I want to know....

[@textbook1423]

We're my cancer survivors at!

[@tiyenin]

So touching. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!!

[@randomguy-jk1ss]

For extra history have you thought of doing the Crimean war?

[@ayanbaqur571]

I miss Dans.

[@vilstef6988]

Jacob is inspirational, thanks for sharing his story!

[@mythichysteria124]

Ok, who are the people who disliked the video. Like really!?

[@schuhsuppe7228]

I'm not an medical expert but why is having innerals positioned mirrored sideways such a serious illness?

[@kingzahhak911]

In order to get a transplant you have to get a donor with the same of condition, making a difficult process even more so.

[@amireinav1]

I really couldn’t imagine having so many problems at such a young age, anyone who could survive that is stronger than any weight lifter, that child is the definition of a fighter.

[@localengie3943]

Thank you for giving me some for humanity

[@SpandexMovie1]

Wholesome 100

[@635574]

Can somebody tell him he can use text to speech and speech recongintion software on the phone and that makes "talking" to people possible?

[@eliscanfield3913]

My boy likes playing video games when he needs his nebulizer, too. He's 6.

[@thutch93]

This goes great with the last video

[@colinfeeley3673]

Is that doctor Mike at 2:55 ?

[@siboson]

Awesome. Simply awesome.

[@Jacob-vl6ts]

Who are the 25 people who disliked ?!?!

[@rarefishtycoon6430]

Jacob Karen’s who think this is a vaccine attack and that games are violent (Frick them)

[@titangamer6824]

Who would dislike this video!?

[@TigaDanYT]

A Karen who thinks video games are violent.

[@djprogramer973]

I needed this :-)

[@militarysimulationclub6922]

Mah heart!

[@vazak11]

Powerful!

[@joeypowerline1226]

Awesome!

[@xmido]

And now I am crying at work.

[@duo496]

What a champion. nuff said

[@benjaminsharef6589]

Another great story from the folks at Ann Arbor hospital, gonna half to donate some money for a good cause.

[@dragonpixel1809]

Merry christmas everyone! And happy new year!

[@TerryTurner]

Hi-Fi 🙋

[@christopherorr1516]

That’s awesome :) all love to you Jacob and to Extra Credit for telling this story

[@Lionstar16]

Merry Christmas to everyone at Extra Credits and thank you to Jacob for sharing his story :)