{"id":1423,"date":"2013-05-22T08:48:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:50:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:50:13","slug":"learning-to-live-from-someone-who-has-died-zach-sobiech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/05\/learning-to-live-from-someone-who-has-died-zach-sobiech\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Live from Someone Who Has Died &#8211; Zach Sobiech"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>This video has been making the rounds since the world said goodbye to Zach Sobiech on May 20th. Gone too soon, but having touched so many in immeasurable ways, Zach tells us in his own words in this video about living life to its fullest.<\/p>\n<p>Please take 22 minutes today and watch this video. Then get busy living. <strong>Today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/9NjKgV65fpo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/9NjKgV65fpo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<h2>About the Video:<\/h2>\n<p>Zach Sobiech is a 17 year old diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. With only months to live, Zach turned to music to say goodbye. Zach turned 18 years old today (May 3rd, 2013) and continues his fight against cancer with a smile that can change the world. Happy Birthday Zach! You are in all of our prayers!<\/p>\n<p>Zach\u2019s song, \u2018Clouds\u2019 is available on iTunes and other online music stores and that proceeds benefit the Zach Sobiech Research Fund of Children\u2019s Cancer Research Fund<a title=\"http:\/\/www.childrenscancer.org\/zach\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenscancer.org\/zach\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">http:\/\/www.childrenscancer.org\/zach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zach Sobiech passed away May 20, 2013. Our hearts and prayers are with his family and friends. We are forever touched by his story. Thank you for sharing your life and music with us, Zach. You are dearly missed and loved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/9NjKgV65fpo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Video Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update:<\/strong> A special thank you to my Facebook friend M B, who shared <a href=\"http:\/\/thecatholicspirit.com\/featured\/in-the-quiet-stillness-of-suffering-mary-resides\/?fb_action_ids=10151409075671053&amp;fb_action_types=og.likes&amp;fb_ref=.UZvasE7wHwA.send&amp;fb_source=aggregation&amp;fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">this amazing article about Zach and his family from The Catholic Spirit<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video has been making the rounds since the world said goodbye to Zach Sobiech on May 20th. Gone too soon, but having touched so many in immeasurable ways, Zach tells us in his own words in this video about living life to its fullest. 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