Teen with terminal cancer has one final request: Be kind

By Bethany Hines, CNN

Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Schofield has three months to a year to live, doctors say. The bold Canadian teen in Riverview, New Brunswick, has cancer, and a final request. “I wanted to leave my mark. I wanted to do my part to change the world,” she says.

“So many people wanted to help with my bucket list.” Rebecca says. “My dad has always told me to be kind. We talked about what we could do to involve everyone that wanted to help.” They came up with “asking people to do acts of kindness.” “It’s not easy for me to do acts of kindness myself. I can’t walk right now.”

Rebecca posted on Facebook asking if people would perform random acts of kindness and then post about it using the hashtag #BeccaToldMeTo. And now people all over the world are sharing their good deeds using the hashtag.

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