4 lessons I learned while battling cancer | Sara Khatib | TEDxLAU
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- Опубліковано 25 лис 2024
- This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. On August 23, 2014, Sara Khatib left 4 objects, symbolizing 4 lessons, in our shared time capsule. These were the lessons she wished to share with the world.
Little did we know that this would be her enduring legacy.
Sara passed away 14 days later, but not without ensuring that her call to action would be heard by all.
Sara Khatib - 4th year pharmacy student at LAU - had experienced a lot of hardships for her young age.
Battling cancer, living with an amputation, and enduring the accompanying pain left her with the capacity for so much wisdom, happiness, and humanity. Giving this TEDx talk was on her bucket list as she wanted to share her message with the world!
Exactly two weeks after standing on the TEDxLAU stage, Sara passed away on September 5, 2014, leaving behind her a huge following that continues to live by her inspirational message.
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Her life has passed, but her “Time Capsule” will live on forever. Such an inspiring young lady, with a beautiful smile. Rest in Peace ❤️
She loved dancing, and was one of the best students I had. Determined, perfectionist, and never complaining. She had a mission in life and star to follow and she did it to the best of her abilities and excelled.
She is a true exemple to follow in the way she dealt with the constant pain. Her speech made her immortal in our hearts and minds.
I love you Sara, your heart and soul will always remain with me where ever I go and what ever I do.
Thank you for bringing light into our lives
Beautiful Angel ! I met your mom today , she's so proud of you ! so are we !
Still trying to catch my breath and stop crying.
What an inspiring soul she is, she will be truly missed.
Rest In Peace Sara.
I attended TEDxLAU and was very inspired by Sara's speech and presentation. I saw her at the end of the event, and she was very radiant and happy. It is very sad to see her go. Rest in peace Sara.
Wawwww,,,i never met this lady but after seeing this video and all comments and pics on hr facebook page i felt how much its painful to lose such a respectful lady...with an amazing smile reflecting her pure kind heart....R.I.P angel
When I first met sarah I did not notice that she is suffering from illness until her mom told us sara is a very strong person..even though I met her in a short time until now i can't believe that she's gone.despite all the suffering and pain she was embracing,she is now a role model and a person to inspire all of us.MAY YOU REST IN PEACE SARA..
She is so wise for her age. How I hate to see her go.
I met Sara when she was 14 and we've travelled together with CISV, an NGO that fosters peace and global friendship. She could've conquered the world with her smiles and determination.
A loss for everyone.
RIP
She is! She's taking her message and spreading it all around the world for everyone to see! Her determination ensured she stood on that stage and smiled as she delivered her talk: aware, wise, and inspirational.
May your soul rest in peace Sara Khatib …
you are a role model that each person should look up to..
Its true that your physically gone yet your legacy is forever present.
So inspired by her words and power…
Rest in peace Sara Khatib. What a wonderful and inspirational speech. It made me think again about my list.
So inspiring speech. Rest in Peace, Sara. God bless your soul.
the immortal Sara Khatib... what a speech, what lessons!
RIP sweetheart. You are an inspirational model and your time capsule is your legacy.
Attended the same university and lived in the same dorms, she was full of life. Rest in peace.
what a smile !! despite all the suffering and pain she was embracing, you are now a role model and a person to inspire all of us. and suffering is optional indeed!!
Oh wow, what a beautiful, inspiring, strong woman. Rest in peace Sara
your words repeat in my head.. how strong you were and how weak i'm.. you were suffering & your smile was shining like you are in a joy & i'm disappointing every time things don't come on the way i want.. you taught me a hard lesson today.. rest in peace Sara.
could not stop crying - rip Sara
You are alive by spreading your hope to the world, every day when some people come to see this video will learn your lessons and you will be continued by your message! RIP
What an inspiring woman, she took adversity and turned it into motivation to keep fighting and dreaming. #incredible #unstoppable
when i feel overwhelmed sometimes it all gets a bit too much i just click on this video and listen to your voice i don't have the words to tell u how grateful i am for what u did for me u remind me everytime that it's ok life could be rough sometimes but all we have to do is to stay strong!!you're my angel ❤
Very inspiring. A lesson for all of us - never to lose hope, keep high will power and struggle till the last moment of life. Do not wait until it is too late. We all know we have to go one day then why to give up. Let us do whatever we can to contribute to the welfare of human beings. Life is precious, let us value it, let us help to save it, let us do our best to fight all kind of illnesses spreading in the world whether cancer, whether ebola, whether HIV/AIDS.
Que Dieu te bénisse Sara , une personne très courageuse qui mérite d’être l'exemple de tout le monde , RIP
what a beautiful strong woman. May she be resting happily with the angels above. What a woman. I am sure her parents will be very proud of her. Rest in peace angel.
JOE GHADDAR We are very proud indeed, and learning from her legacy how to cope with her physical abscence.
RIP Sara, so inspirational yet so sad..
You lived much more than the most of us, you're brave, smart, optimist and the list goes on. You lived it your way! Thank you for sharing your deepest thoughts. It is a huge loss though :(
Much respect!
You are such an inspiration. May you RIP
Over the years, I watched 100s of TEDx presentation. This is the best one to date.
From a random picture I took of you on your mom's handbag... Who knew you were blowing me a kiss... A lesson, à message across worlds to be courageous. Your mom said she "covers" herself within you... You are sunshine beaming in her beautiful smile. Thank you, without ever having met you...
What an inspiration you are. Im sad you are no longer here, but you got me excited about living and pursuing my dreams. All my love to you Sara.
what a beautiful smile sara.. too bad i didnt meet you.. the great you.. the warrior.. the walking inspiration.. rest in peace..
Thank you Sara, and thanks a lot to the production and organizers for this outstanding lesson of life. Rest in peace Sara!
What a Hero ! May your soul rest in eternal peace ..
Thank you for the lesson you taught us before passing away to god's paradise. It is the place you deserve to be our dear loved one ! May your pure, fruitful, honest, inspirational soul rest peacefully in heaven.
With love....
may her beautiful soul rest in peace.
What an amazing and beautiful soul.
My her soul rest in peace.
Very courageous woman and inspirational moving story.
The best speech I've heard in a very long time. What an angel, a hero and a role model you are. I bet this speech will stand the test of time!
Rest in peace you brave girl ❤️
Thanks for sharing your lessons so wonderfully, Sara. May they inspire so much love that cancer will simply disappear from our collective experience in our future.
may she rest in peace ♥ she was such a remarkable human being, such an inspiration :')
May God bless her and all her loved ones. God help her family and all those who love her now...
RIP beautiful Sara 💔
Rest in Peace and may God AlMighty bless your Soul..
Brave one. Rest in peace Sara Khatib.
And we think we have problems!! Gosh, my prayers go out to her family for this uniquely beautiful person; she faced her amputation with grace and hope. She is now in Heaven now where she is whole!
Allah yr7mek i hope one day i can go up on stage and tell my story from A to Z and for everyone to see and know
Truly inspiring .. rest in peace
Rest in peace ♡
You are so beautiful and brave. Loved your presentation.
Jeezus, such a beautiful person and gone at 22. Life seems so unfair sometimes.
You made me cry....I wish I could have watched this video a little earlier and had done whatever I could possibly do to take your message to the world...However, I feel I can still communicate with you via your time capsule, and I would do my bit in order to make sure that this "Time Capsule" of yours talks not only to "Your" but "My" future generations as well....Remain in my heart forever, I promise you would never have to rent a place elsewhere, thanks Sara :-)
Your words deeply touched us and assure us that Sara's legacy is spreading and is in good hands. Bless you
Adib Khatib Sir, I run an Astrology Channel on UA-cam as a leisure employment cum hobby besides my main business, I would surely talk about her in a couple of my videos...I do not have a larger audience as I am hardly into making UA-cam videos but I will make sure my message about the loved Sara reaches the people at large, as the Channel`s audience grows....Thanks a lot for your blessings, nothing is as rare and precious as the blessing that comes from the core of one`s heart !! Sara Still Rocks :-)
Thank you Sara!
What an angel.
Sad to lose people like that.
An example to all of us
May Your Soul R.I.P.🙏🕊
Rest in peace Sara.
What a beautiful human being
Thanks for inspiring me by your life story, humor, personality and courage. I shall carry your time capsule with me. I started wishing I had know about this before your passing so you could see my and others replies but then I realized you already knew. Rest in Peace, Sara.
Great presentation!! I’m starting chemo next week and this was great energy needed! 🦾
How are you doing?.
1) floater: sometimes giving up is the way to survive
2) Children’s book: do not let your obstacles define you
3) wig: pain is unavoidable, suffering is optional
4) dog leash: (as soon as you are able) do not postpone your dreams
R.I.P Sara
Wow!!!
Thank you so much 🙏❤️
8:29 ; The reason in regards to the pain towards something that she no longer has is due to the brain sending pain signals to the arm in order to receive feedback to whether the arm is still there or not. However since there is no feedback to the pain signals sent by the brain, the brain sends more and more, the pain grows stronger. One way fixing this issue invented long ago when doctors didn't believe their patients that they still felt their arm even tho it was amputated, it was to make a box with a mirror in the middle of the box making it half, where you have a hole for the non-amputated arm, since the mirror is in the middle of the box and reflecting the non-amputated arm as if it's the other non-existing arm, the brain thus cancels it's ongoing pain signal delivery. That way the brain receives message from the eyes that there are 2 arms. Some parts of the brain do not processes as a whole, so it requires an illusion in order to stop it's unending pain signals to a non-existing organ.
You can read more about it if you look up "Phantom limb pain". And the mirror box therapy is effective and was invented by V.S. Ramachandran in the 90s.
Thx for letting us know u smarts!! I think u missed the point
Robert Frangie We didn't really miss the point, that's why I specified the time in the video, simply because she mentioned that she is constantly under meds and pain, I simply wanted to list another solution where Yzar kindly stated the name of the issue and who invented the therapy.
this is brilliant thinking... respect (y)
rest in peace
My beautiful Sara. It's so incredible to see her smile. Although we lived half a world apart, she in Lebanon and I in Tennessee, she has always been in my heart since the moment we met. I 100% believe that people cross paths for a reason, and I couldn't be more grateful that she crossed mine. In 2009, we were camp counselors with a program called CISV where we were inseparable. Although I haven't seen her in person since then, she still remained in my life. More than anything I wish we had more time together, but I'll never take for granted the time that we did have. Distance is irrelevant when someone touches your heart. And from halfway across the world, she continues to live in my heart. She always will. Sara, I love you in every language
What an inspirational person 🥰
ya allah chu b7ebikkkkk allah yr7amik , you will live always in our hearts :"(
What a beautifull human being....so sad she s gone. I thought she ll be ok watching her....what happened??? :-(:-(:-(
Wow!
U brave soul
cheers
Wow. Love it,
Dear TEDx Talks thank you for highlighting Sara's beautiful voice & soul here! Her most inspiring message needs to be heard by many around the world!
May she Rest In Peace...
Please see the following link to communicate her wonderful & brave message to a wider world and to the many who will be inspired and motivated by her story!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-time-for-a-posthuman-disability-studies-tickets-12972736805
Beautiful.
vous etre tres belle je vous aime
So what went wrong with her health? Can I conclud from the given info that it was a doctor's mistake who did not diagnose the earlier lump as cancerous, right? any thoughts?
Can anyone please tell me how she died?
Who are the f**** 2 people who disliked this?
dropped at the last sign of trouble.
Ii