A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:
“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.
At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.
But cancer doesn’t care about plans.
Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.
I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.
Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.
Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.
Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.
Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.
Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.
Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.
Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.
And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.
Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.
And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”
Holly 🩷
Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️
Mikhaila Peterson Fuller stepped onto the historic Oxford Union stage and silenced the entire room with an 8-minute speech.
The motion being debated: “This House Would Move Beyond Meat.”
She spoke against it — and started with this:
“At age 7 I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 37 joints.
By 17 both my hip and ankle had been replaced.
16 years of immunosuppressant injections, crippling depression, and a body that was falling apart.
Doctors called it incurable.”
Then, at 23, she tried the one thing no doctor ever suggested:
She ate only meat.
2 months later → almost every symptom gone.
Off SSRIs, Adderall, and all immune drugs.
Pregnancy brought symptoms roaring back… so she went 100% carnivore (beef, salt, water).
6 months later → full remission again.
8+ years later she’s still symptom-free and flares every single time she tries adding plants.
She’s not alone: her whole family is carnivore for autoimmune issues, and her community has 7,000+ people with identical stories.
Then she dropped the receipts:
A Harvard-published survey (Oxford University Press) of 2,000+ carnivores (6+ months):
→ 90–95% saw major improvement or complete resolution of autoimmune, mood, metabolic, gut & skin issues
→ 92% of type-2 diabetics discontinued insulin entirely
→ Almost zero adverse effects
Her closing line at Oxford:
“We’re being told to eat less of the one food that puts ‘incurable’ diseases into remission for thousands of people… while 1 in 5 North Americans have autoimmunity and 68% are overweight or obese.
Maybe we got the food pyramid completely upside down.”
Watch the full 8-minute Oxford Union speech below. It’s raw, personal, and will make you question everything you’ve been taught about meat.
What chronic health struggle would you do anything to fix? Share your story below — no judgment, only support.
I love stories like this
When the results of a new drug that prevented 100% of HIV cases were announced at the 2024 AIDS conference, the room burst into spontaneous applause
“I know I hugged my kids tighter last night on leaving for here knowing that simple pleasure has been cruelly snatched away from one of mine - and many in the press room’s - greatest friends.”
Richard Hoiles on his dear friend John Hunt’s tragic loss ❤️
@stugoo17@edwardhenry1 @FloraClairePage @kevinhollinrake Unfortunately, she was promoted to a role she was not capable of, by people in ministerial department . Part of the problem being the "chumocracy" rather than a meritocracy - where people who understand accountabi;ity and aware. She's been made the scapegoat by the Dept.