2 months to live: A teenager with brain cancer sets her sights on a summer of laughter and living – CBC

I want people to know, don’t be scared. Be brave and just live your life’

Jul 08, 2018

Alicia Joseph is taking the millennial phrase ‘YOLO’ (You only live once) to a whole new level, living it up this summer.

She’s taking a family trip to Oahu to swim with turtles and dolphins, getting matching tattoos with her sister, shopping, camping, going to powwows and barbecues.

She’s trying not to think about the brain tumour that doctors predict will end her life in the coming months.

“I’m not scared,” she said, sitting with her mom and sister at the dining room table in her Chilliwack, B.C., home.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-months-to-live-a-teenager-with-brain-cancer-sets-her-sights-on-a-summer-of-laughter-and-living-1.4735380

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