5 Valuable Lessons from a Dying Young Woman
Like many twenty-somethings, Holly Butcher dreamed of creating a fulfilling life with her partner, having kids, and growing old. Tragically, her dreams were shattered in October of 2016 when she found out she had stage 4 Ewings sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects bones and soft tissue. She didn’t have long to live.
Before she left this world, she shared the insights she discovered during the complex and heart-wrenching process of dying on a viral Facebook post to help people across the world live better lives.
“The days tick by and you just expect they will keep on coming. Until the unexpected happens. That’s the thing about life; It is fragile, precious and unpredictable and each day is a gift, not a given right. I’m 27 now. I don’t want to go. I love my life. I am happy…but the control is out of my hands.”
Many of us spend a lot of time procrastinating and putting off doing the big things that will make the biggest changes in our lives because we always think we have more time. Holly is so right. Each day is definitely a gift. It’s an opportunity to connect with people, do meaningful things, help others, and work toward our highest goals and dreams. We’re statistically likely to live a certain number of years, but many people die prematurely. And in ways they never would’ve imagined.
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