Lori Earl will talk about her daughter Esther who became an internet sensation during her battle with Thyroid Cancer which unfortunately ended with her passing on August 25th of 2010 at the age of 16 episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 10, 2023 · 49 MIN

Lori Earl will talk about her daughter Esther who became an internet sensation during her battle with Thyroid Cancer which unfortunately ended with her passing on August 25th of 2010 at the age of 16

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Esther Earl was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer at the age of 11 while living in France. On today's podcast her mother Lori will discuss moving their family of 7 to the Boston area so that Esther could receive more advanced treatment at The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital. Esther's family was told that her cancer was incurable and she passed away on August 25th, 2010 when she was 16 years old.During her cancer battle Ester became an internet sensation by creating a You Tube Channel called Cookie Monster 4 and creating many videos for her peers to see. After her passing Esther's journals were made into a New York Times Best Seller called THIS STAR WON'T GO OUT  : THE LIFE AND WORDS OF ESTHER EARL, and a highly acclaimed novel written by John Green and a subsequent movie called THE FAULT IN OUR STARS were inspired by Esther's amazing life.

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Esther Earl was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer at the age of 11 while living in France. On today's podcast her mother Lori will discuss moving their family of 7 to the Boston area so that Esther could receive more advanced treatment at The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital. Esther's family was told that her cancer was incurable and she passed away on August 25th, 2010 when she was 16 years old. During her cancer battle Ester became an internet sensation by creating a...

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