Blake Pavey is a 20-year-old comedian who got his start on tiktok. He is currently sitting at 871 thousand followers, but he’s not like most comedians. He has a terminal illness, and it's something he's not scared to joke about. Subscribe now [ Ссылка ]
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Blake Pavey was diagnoses with Cystic Fibrosis, a terminal respiratory degenerative illness, at 6 weeks old.
"essentially it feels like breathing through a straw."
He has been told his life expectancy is 40 to 45 years old, however he has decided to look at the positives of his condition.
One positive is the ability to joke about his condition during his stand-up sets.
"I get a lot of people with, not just CF but, other illnesses coming to shows now and they've really said that it's been good to hear someone talk about it and create awareness in a funny way."
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