A VERY inspiring eclipse story

This. This right here. Please take 9 minutes out of your day (not necessarily today, but someday soon) to watch this inspiring story:


It features a woman named Liz who had stage 4 cancer and a 5 percent chance of living. Her daughter “imposed” a trip on her to see a total solar eclipse- as a “last hurrah” of her life. Liz wasn’t interested- she preferred “champagne and chocolates.”

Watch the video to see the amazing result. Notice that neither one of them were one of the “geeky” eclipse chasers.

THIS is the impact of a total solar eclipse. THIS is why I want people to put seeing a total solar eclipse someday on their bucket list, even if they can’t make it to this one in April.

THIS is why I want you to take a look at this map: http://xjubier.free.fr/tse2024map , try your best to go between the red lines, and spread the word to your friends and family about it.

Not everyone who witnesses a total solar eclipse has this level of reaction. 
But this shows the type of impact witnessing a total solar eclipse can have for some.

I'll put it this way:

After witnessing a partial solar eclipse, you remember what you did to see the eclipse.
After witnessing a total solar eclipse, you remember the eclipse itself.

This story is why. Thank you for reading this.

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