This Young Girl/Woman Was Dying, And Here Are Her Final Months As Told Through Her Tweets, The Last One Broke Me. Excerpt;[4:12 Video in Link] Twitter user known only as ‘Amanda’ revealed on her account in January 2013 she had a brain tumor and would soon die The account stated her death occurred three months later in April During that time Amanda continued to Tweet her thoughts while aware of her fate in short but heartfelt posts Now blogger Shannon McKarney – who didn’t know Amanda – has found and pieced together the Tweets alongside music for a YouTube video that is touching people all over the world It’s a touching tribute that was put together by a complete stranger. But a video that collates the final Tweets of a girl purportedly dying of terminal brain cancer – posting on her social media site right up until her death – has been the cause of plenty tears this weekend. While there remains some debate over the authenticity of the Tweets and the possibility the account is a hoax, the ever-increasing amount of viewers don’t seem to care based on the message the clip is leaving with people. There is no last name attached to the Twitter handle of ‘Amanda’ (@TrappedAtMyDesk), which chronicles the musings of a young woman who moves to Ottawa, Canada, works for the government, discovers she’s sick and then dies from her illness. However the four-minute video – which brings together a snapshot of Amanda’s final five months – is showing people how short life is and what we might take for granted.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:57:08 +0000
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