Brain cancer survivor fights authorities to keep ‘F Cancr’ licence plate

Here's a reminder of why some laws are meant to be broken.

Oklahoma man Nick Williams has been fighting brain cancer for the past 2 1/2 years, and so when he was recently told by state officials he had to remove his "F Cancr" licence plate because they had received multiple complaints from the public, he fought back.

Williams claims the "F" stands for fighting.

"It stands for fight. Some people look at it as a different word, but I'm fighting brain cancer," he tells CNN.

At 32, his struggle to keep his life is motivated by his wife and 5-year-old son, Kameron.

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"If it wasn't for him and my wife, I probably would have gave up a long time ago, really," says Williams.

He has already been through brain surgery, and as a result, carries a scar on the side of his head.

"When I had my surgery, they got 60 per cent of it. The other 40 per cent was entwined in my brain. I used to try and cover up the scar with a hat. I tried to let my hair grow out, but it was so patchy it just never worked."

And so, he wears his scar like a badge of honour, similar to how he feels about his licence plate.

Determined to keep his licence plate, he called the tax authorities to plead his case after being told he had to change it.

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Williams claims the man he spoke to on the phone backed down a little, minimizing the public concern by saying their department gets complaints all the time.

Yet still, the issue was not resolved as of last week.

If Williams is to take any solace, he might care to know he is far from the first person to be forced to change a licence plate.

Here are few gems that have been banned in Britain: FU12 KER, BU62 GER and 2HAG.