She was 21. Claire Wineland had been an inspiration to many people and had gotten many people's attention through her YouTube videos. What was she talking about that had made everyone so shocked but had also shown them compassion, due that her main topic of discussion was death.

Unfortunately, Claire was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at a very young age and death had always looked over her. Much more than a normal person because he lifespan was already cut in half. Cystic fibrosis gets worse as you age when you age and have this disease mucus builds up in your lungs inhabiting your ability to breathe as well as giving your body digestive problems.

On her YouTube channel, Claire would discuss her treatment plan and give hospital stay updates. She wanted everyone to be okay with dying. Not just dealing with her own death but for other people to talk more openly about it because it is apart of life. Claire had originally decided if she was ever to get sick enough she was not going to get a lung transplant. When a patient is put into the donor list for organs they have to be sick enough to need the surgery but be able to make it through recovery and you are also entered in by the second so another patient could be ahead of you but if you are in desperate need of the surgery you will get it.

In May of this year, Claire had decided that she was going to get the surgery because her overall health was rapidly declining and she was not able to do her daily routine involving things she had loved. Claire was a public speaker by profession and she was amazing at it. Claire knew how to capture a crowds attention and keep them listening. She had given Ted Talks and interviews with other YouTubers expanding her following on that platform. Claire was different no matter what she had to face with her illness she seized the day no matter what. She made the most of her 21 years on this earth. So I urge others to not take their lives for granted because there is always something to live for there is always tomorrow.

Though Claire did not get to live a long life she lived a full life. Her memory will live on through her videos. People will still constantly be inspired by her. She wanted people to know in order to live a full life you can't let anything hold you back and yes, of course, there will be the days where you feel like you just can't muster up the courage to get out of bed in the morning but you should because then it is even more time wasted. Another thing that Claire preached is to live life slowly. Though many people across the world tend to live life fast so much so that everything that your doing is planned out by the minute. It is important to savor the moments we have with the people we love and I personally believe that is one of the most important things that anyone can teach you.