home. we present the cnn hero of the week. >> when i went to see dr. moore, which is what he seen. i developed skin cancer from too much sun exposure. when i see this, i have a hard time looking at the photo right now. >> the cancer was so far advanced and it eventually would have killed him. he felt he could not afford to have the surgery. in this economic time our friends and family can't wait. they need the health care now. >> how are you doing? >> a little nervous. >> you would not crazy if you were not nervous. >> today he is now back for the operation to reconstruct his nose. >> we will give you joy juice to take care of that. >> i am a plastic surgeon that performs free surgical procedures on people that have no health insurance. when i started 26 years ago i would make a call to the