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"Clouds," a song by 17-year-old osteosarcoma patient Zach Sobiech

Xeni Jardin at 8:33 am Fri, Dec 14, 2012

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Lakeland, Minnesota native Zach Sobiech has advanced-stage osteosarcoma (bone cancer), with no known remaining treatment options.

"Facing months to live, 17-year-old Zach is turning to music," according to the notes accompanying this YouTube video, "writing and performing songs as a way to say goodbye to his friends and family".

One of those songs is "Clouds."

Zach's family founded the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund to "fund research for the cancer that is taking his life, in hopes that kids diagnosed tomorrow will have a better chance for a cure."

To read Zach's story or to donate to the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund, visit ChildrensCancer.org/Zach. Read more about Zach on his personal blog.

(thanks, Joe Sabia)

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Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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Wonderful song. Touching story Thank you for sharing. Starting my day off with tears in my eyes.
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