Woman With One Eye Creates Community On Facebook
Rachel Mayta is a woman with one eye, but that hasn’t stopped her from finding like-eyed people via social media to connect with and share similar experiences. The story was…
Rachel Mayta is a woman with one eye, but that hasn't stopped her from finding like-eyed people via social media to connect with and share similar experiences.
The story was originally reported by GoodNewsNetwork. We had to talk about it during our Cup o' Joy story.
The Woman With One Eye Making A Difference
Rachel was only 18 months old when doctors discovered something very scary, cancer. She was diagnosed with retinoblastoma diagnosis, also known as cancer of the eye. They removed the eye so she could lead a happy and healthy life moving forward.
One-Eyed Community Members
Fast forward to today, she is now connecting with people around the world that all, like her, only have one eye. She told GoodNewsNetwork about how this group helps get prosthetic eyes for those who maybe can't afford them on their own.
“For every $500 raised we get one prosthetic made,” she says. “I want others to see they are not alone, and it is something to be proud of. Own the fact you are different.”
You can see that Facebook page here. It's so beautifully called "One Eyed and Wonderful." It currently has (story written in July 2023) 539 likes and 564 followers.
Cool Looking Eye Prosthetics
In addition to helping people with realistic prosthesis, she is also (my opinion) the queen of very unique, vibrant and beautiful eyes. She is known for wearing an all-glitter eye, sometimes a Disney-themed eye, other times she just keeps it simple.
In fact, in the video below, she shows off a couple of her favorites.
She's an inspiration to so many people however, sometimes there are haters out there. That happens! Many people her happen to see her videos claim that it must a filter and all of this must not be true. She addresses those rumors in the video below.
Here's more from Rachel, the women with one eye.
Luke Combs Setlist For Lincoln Financial Field
Luke Combs Setlist For Lincoln Financial Field
Luke Combs is heading to Philly at Lincoln Financial Field on July 28th and July 29th for his World Tour and bringing along some amazing country artists too!
Opening Acts
Friday night's opening acts are the Turnpike Troubadours, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Brent Cobb. Saturday night's opening acts are Riley Green, Lainey Wilson, Flatland Calvary, and Brent Cobb. Wow, what a line up! Some of these artists will join Luke out on stage later in the show for a duet.
Second Show Added
XTU Nation, you know there's nothing better than a country concert tailgate and now we get TWO nights of it! Initially, Luke Combs planned on only making one stop at Lincoln Financial Field for Saturday night, but he must know how much Philly loves him because just a few months ago, Combs added a second show! Philly country fans are PUMPED! Philly will be his last stop in the U.S.; after that, he's off to New Zealand, Sweden, Ireland, and England!
He told Andie and Jeff all about it!
New Album
The tour is supporting his newest album, Gettin' Old. You will recognize songs from the album on the tour such as Grownin' Up & Gettin' Old, Hannah Ford Road, Where The Wild Things Are, and of course, Fast Car.
Luke Combs Setlist
The country star only puts out hits. His music stretches from singing about an iced cold beer to marrying the girl of your dreams. In fact, a lot of couples now use his music as their first dance at their wedding. He even made our Top 24 Best First Dance Country Songs For Your Wedding for three of his songs! We're sure many newlyweds are looking forward to hearing their wedding song live.
Check out Luke Comb's 26-song setlist to prepare for the show. I bet your favorite song or even wedding song made the list!
1. Lovin' on You
"I can't get enough of you, honeyYou're right on the moneyI'm a junkie for your midnight movesI'm in love and lovin' on you"
2. Hannah Ford Road
"Man, her daddy would've killed meIf he'd only known what was going onDown Hannah Ford road"
3. Cold As You
"And plenty damn many when you want one more
This broke-heart fool on an old bar stool
Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you"
4. One Number Away
"I'm one number away from calling youI said I was through, but I'm dying, insideGot my head in a mess, girl, I confessI lied when I said, "I'm leaving and not coming back"
5. Houston, We Got A Problem
"But I still feel like I landed on the moon'Cause it ain't got youHouston, we got a problem"
6. Love You Anyway
7. Going, Going, Gone
"Like a left field homerun ballLike a whiskey shot at last callIt's like she was made for moving onThat girl is going, going, gone"
Must've Never Met You
9. Growin' Up and Gettin' Old
"And I've been finding peace of mind, slowing my roleYou learn to tow that line with time, as it goesIn the middle of growin' up, and gettin' old"
10. Don't Tempt Me
"Next stop is a spot with a fridge stocked on the back porchI ain't afraid to take too many steps out of lineSo don't tempt me with a good time"
11. Does To Me (with Riley Green)
"And I wear this heart on my sleeveAnd that might not mean much to youBut it does to me"
12. Forever After All
"Other things that I could look at my whole lifeA love like that makes a man have second thoughtsMaybe some things last forever after all"
13. Dust on the Bottle/ Meet in the Middle
"There might be a little dust on the bottleBut don't let it fool ya about what's insideThere might be a little dust on the bottleIt's one of those things that gets sweeter with time"
"We'd gain a lot of ground'Cause we'd both give a littleAnd their ain't no road to longWhen we meet in the middle"
14. Beautiful Crazy
"The way that she dancesAin't afraid to take chancesAnd wears her heart on her sleeveYeah, she's crazy, But her crazy's beautiful to me"
15. Where the Wild Things Are
"Oh, it's hearts on fire and crazy dreamsOh, the nights ignite like gasolineAnd light up those streets that never sleep when the sky goes darkOut where the wild things are"
16. Outrunnin' Your Memory (with Lainey Wilson)
"I hear you callin' my name in the middle of the nightThe longer gone I get on down the roadReminds me, baby, that there just ain't noOutrunnin' your memory"
17. Fast Car (Tracy Chapman cover)
"You got a fast carIs it fast enough so we can fly away?We gotta make a decisionLeave tonight or live and die this way"
18. 5 Leaf Clover
"I've hit my knees, thankful as can beBut the one thing I can't get overIs how'd a guy like me who'd have been fine with threeWind up with a five leaf clover"
19. She Got the Best of Me
"She got the best of meShe broke my heartNow all that's left of meIs beatin' in this guitar"
20. Hurricane
"Then you rolled in with your hair in the wind
Baby, without warning
I was doin' alright but just your sight
Had my heart stormin’"
21. 1,2 Many
"By half past ten, I'm half past tipsyAt quarter to 12, man I've done had plentyThe countdown's on when the first beer hit meFive, four, three, two, one, too many"
22. When It Rains It Pours
"And I ain't gotta see myEx-future-mother-in-law anymoreOh Lord, when it rains it pours"
23. Beer Never Broke My Heart
"Like a neon dream it just dawned on meThe bars and this guitarAnd longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart"
24. Better Together
"Some things just go better together and probably always willLike a cup of coffee and a sunrise, Sunday drives and time to killWhat's the point of this ol' guitar if it ain't got no strings?Or pourin' your heart into a song that you ain't gonna sing?"
25. The Kind of Love We Make
"Girl, I want it, gotta have itLet the passion take us to a higher placeMakin' the kind of love we make"
26. Brand New Man (Brooks & Dunn cover)
"Oh, I saw the light, I've been baptizedBy the fire in your touch and the flame in your eyesI'm born to love againI'm a brand new man"
