In a video uploaded to YouTube on Friday, Shitty Robots creator Simone Giertz elaborated on what she disclosed on Twitter last week: that her non-cancerous brain tumor, for which she had brain surgery last year, has grown enough that she now plan…
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Simone Giertz celebrated her birthday by trying to eat cake off a conveyer belt
Simone Giertz turned 28, and celebrated being “the length of an average menstrual cycle” by trying to eat cake off a conveyer belt she built.
“I’m taking the day off, and this is how I’m treating myself,” she deadpans.
Running the con…
Simone Giertz didn’t let brain surgery stop her. What’s next?
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The “Queen of Shitty Robots” won’t be stopped.
In the six months since the YouTube star and inventor had a large brain tumor that could have left her paralyzed, blind, or a completely different person removed, Simone Giertz moved her workshop out of her house, jumped back into vlogging for her nearly 1.4 million subscribers, gave a TED talk, and kickstarted an electronic calendar — all while rocking a silvery “supervillain scar” that runs down her scalp, flirting with her hairline
“If I can’t even take off time when I’ve had fucking brain surgery,” Giertz says over a Skype call from her new, larger workshop in San Francisco. “When am I going to feel that it’s OK to take time off?” Read more…
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‘Shitty Robots’ creator Simone Giertz returns to YouTube after brain tumor surgery
Simone Giertz is making videos again!
The YouTuber and “Shitty Robots” creator revealed that she had a brain tumor in April, and underwent surgery in May. She took a break from vlogging and inventing to recover, but returned to YouTube on T…
‘Shitty Robots’ creator Simone Giertz shares positive update after battling a brain tumor
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On Friday, Simone Giertz, YouTuber and creator of “Shitty Robots,” announced some positive news: Lab results revealed that the tumor removed from her brain in late May is noncancerous.
In a photo accompanying the tweet, Giertz showed off her Gold Creator Award from YouTube for passing one million subscribers.
“So big fricking cheers to us and to many years ahead,” she tweeted.
Three years ago I made a toothbrush helmet and posted a video about it on YouTube. I could never have imagined this adventure and it’s all thanks to you. Also, just got the lab results and the tumor was noncancerous! So big fricking cheers to us and to many years ahead 🧠✨ pic.twitter.com/17yp7zo1Om
— Simone Giertz (@SimoneGiertz) June 8, 2018 Read more…
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View More ‘Shitty Robots’ creator Simone Giertz shares positive update after battling a brain tumorYouTuber Simone Giertz posts photo of ‘super villain scar’ after brain surgery
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In true Simone Giertz form, Simone Giertz underwent brain surgery last Wednesday, and she’s already cracking jokes.
The YouTuber and “Shitty Robots” creator, who announced she had a non-malignant brain tumor in April, shared her first post-op photo update on Monday, uploading a picture of her surgical scar to Twitter.
She captioned the image “super villain scar in the making.”
super villain scar in the making pic.twitter.com/XDLKoT4qg5
— Simone Giertz (@SimoneGiertz) June 4, 2018
Giertz has been vocal about her operation on social media, even in the face of a long and arduous recovery process. She even named her tumor Brian and sent it an eviction notice. On the day of her surgery, she said in a video that her surgeon had agreed to take images of her brain, and that she was excited to see them. Read more…
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View More YouTuber Simone Giertz posts photo of ‘super villain scar’ after brain surgerySimone Giertz, creator of ‘Shitty Robots,’ undergoes surgery to remove brain tumor
Simone Giertz went into brain surgery in the most positive way possible.
The YouTuber and “Shitty Robot” creator posted a video before her surgery on Wednesday, joking that she couldn’t wait to see photos of her brain because she was convinced …
‘Shitty Robots’ creator Simone Giertz’s TED Talk is a must-watch
YouTube creator Simone Giertz, who is famous for her “shitty robots” videos, released a TED Talk on Wednesday. Predictably, it’s wonderful, and you should watch it.
In the 12-minute talk, Giertz focuses on the value of making useless inventions, …
Simone Giertz, creator of ‘Shitty Robots,’ reveals she has a brain tumor
In a somber video uploaded on Monday, Simone Giertz, a YouTuber who has made many, many “shitty robots,” announced that she has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Giertz has been experiencing swelling behind her right eye for a year that she init…