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, Matheson, who lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the smooth muscle tissue, in January 2017. She had been experiencing stomach pain that doctors couldn't explain, and it wasn't until she found a lump in her abdomen that she was diagnosed.
Doctors hoped to remove the tumor after a round of radiation, but the treatment failed to shrink it, and it was decided the surgery was too risky. Matheson could have tried chemo, but it likely wouldn't have saved her life, her doctors believed. She was ultimately given two years to live, and she decided to live them to the fullest.
She traveled to 13 countries, including Ireland, England, Norway, Mexico, France, Morocco, Greece, and Spain. She also went to two live shows by her favorite band, Coldplay. Matheson passed away on April 5. In her self-written obituary, she thanked her friends for being like the siblings she never had, as she was an only child.
She also wrote about her boyfriend, Brent Andrews, who she met just three months before her cancer diagnosis on a dating app. "You had no idea what you were getting yourself into when you swiped right that day," she joked. "I couldn't have asked for a better man to be by my side for all the adventures, appointments, laughs, cries and breakdowns. You are an amazing person and anyone in your life is so fortunate to know you. I love you beyond words.
She closed her obituary with a piece of advice for all the loved ones, medical team members, and pets she left behind: “Don’t take the small stuff so seriously and live a little.”
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