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If you know you are gonna die before you turn 19, you might as well do this. RIP, Zach.

This kid, Zach Sobiech, had osteosarcoma, and passed away yesterday. This is a story about him, and the beautiful scar he’s left on the world.

There are so many things throughout this that remind me of The Fault in Our Stars, so many things,and while that may sound like I’m making light of Zach and his life, comparing it to a story in a book, I’m not at all. That book means so much to me, and if you’ve read it you probably feel the same. The connections from TFiOS to this here, to a real life, make both it, and this boy’s story, mean even more to me.

It’s heart-breaking. I cried. It’s long. ButI recommend that you watch it if you’ve got the time (or even if you don’t). It’s just amazing to hear his story, and while it will tear out your heart, it will also inspire you, I think, like it inspired me.

It sucks to be dying of, but Zach didn’t let that stop him from living a beautiful life and touching so many people so deeply. I hope that maybe somehow I can do the same, even just a little bit.