Dying young isn’t something we expect to ever happen to us. We envision living for decades, but that isn’t always the case. Some people pass away years before they normally would.
27-years-old Holly Butcher was facing a terminal diagnosis of Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, when she penned a letter of advice on life. She has since passed away and her family decided to share Holly’s powerful words with the world. The young Australian woman learned she was dying when she was only 26-years-old.
She never thought about dying until she learned that her cancer diagnosis was terminal. She wants other people to embrace every day because your future health isn’t in your hands. Holly’s words struck a chord and they have been shared over 57,000 times on Facebook.
“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,” she wrote, “I owe that to my loved ones. But the control is out of my hands.”
Holly wanted to remind others not to sweat the small things in life. Your concerns might be minuscule when you look at the big picture. “Those times you are whining about ridiculous things (something I have noticed so much these past few months), just think about someone who is really facing a problem,” she advises. “Be grateful for your minor issue and get over it. It’s okay to acknowledge that something is annoying but try not to carry on about it and negatively effect other people’s days.”
Don’t focus on your bad days, Holly emphasizes. When your days are numbered, they won’t be important.
“You might have got caught in bad traffic today, or had a bad sleep because your beautiful babies kept you awake, or your hairdresser cut your hair too short. Your new fake nails might have got a chip, your boobs are too small, or you have cellulite on your arse and your belly is wobbling,” the dying young woman wrote. “Let all that shit go.. I swear you will not be thinking of those things when it is your turn to go. It is all SO insignificant when you look at life as a whole. I’m watching my body waste away right before my eyes with nothing I can do about it and all I wish for now is that I could have just one more Birthday or Christmas with my family, or just one more day with my partner and dog. Just one more.”
Holly believed that time is more valuable than money or physical items. “Value other people’s time. Don’t keep them waiting because you are shit at being on time,” she wrote. “Get ready earlier if you are one of those people and appreciate that your friends want to share their time with you, not sit by themselves, waiting on a mate. You will gain respect too! Amen sister.”
Towards the end, she laments spending time being miserable. “You don’t know how much time you’ve got on this earth so don’t waste it being miserable,” Holly shared before asking others to donate blood.
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Source: LAD Bible
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