Claire-Wineland-Obituary

Claire Wineland

Apr 10, 1997 – Sep 2, 2018 (Age 21)

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BORN
April 10, 1997
DIED
September 2, 2018
AGE
21

Obituary

Claire Wineland, social media personality who spoke about living with cystic fibrosis, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, of complications after suffering a stroke following a double-lung transplant, according to multiple news sources. She was 21. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.

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I never met her but my daughter apparenly did. I watched videos of this young lady speaking. Now I will always feel incomplete on my journey through life as I sadly like I said never met her.

To the Wineland Family

Here it is. Five years later and I just came across Claire's YouTube channel. She has touched so many lives. Now mines. She really was a true angel sent from above. Now, she's free. We need more Claire's in the world. May her memory and legacy continue to live on. Rest easy baby girl.

Hey this lady Is and always be, the inspiration of putting one foot in front of the other and never looking back. Didn't know but she made me feel like a close friend through hey YouTube channel. She is dearly missed. See ya in the future Claire, maybe we'll get to meet... Your friend Tywan

Disability is not the word that should be used to describe what Claire had because she turned it into her platform. She was a wonderful person and the world is a better place because of her activism and philanthropy.

I do not have cystic fibrosis, but I do have chronic seizures, have had them my whole life, and likely will have them my whole life. After watching Claire's talks, I look back and realize I've been looking at my life the wrong way. Claire was right - there is a fine line between wanting something because of what you can give with that thing and wanting something because you think it's gonna make life better. I went through three brain surgeries to get a device inserted into my brain because I...

Her heart went to my little sister, who has been given 7 to 10 more years. Thank You, grace. For being an organ donor. You saved my sister's life. My sister has never met her mystery donor, but she told me, ''Sarrah, i can feel her strength, joy, love, and the pain she went through out her life.'' Asked her how she knew it was a girl, she said ''her warmth feels like a sister's warmth''.

I'm a 16 year old high school student. I don't have CF but I do have Pulmonary Hypertension, a chronic heart/lung disease. I just recently watched the documentary about Claire and I feel beyond inspired and grateful that such a human being lived on the same earth as I. I understood and related to everything she said, despite my condition not nearly being as bad as hers. I don't know when I'll die, and I'll most likely need a lung transplant later in life. But I'm glad I'm here now. I want to...

Here it is, early 2021. I'm searching you-tube for information on a medical condition I have. I come across a picture of a pretty young girl with bright, intelligent looking eyes. The caption reads, "What it feels like to die." I have first hand knowledge of that so I listened to Claire tell me about her experience. I was blown away by her wisdom and strength, her humor and her humanity. While listening to her speak I thought to myself that I had to reach out to her. I was...