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Woman suffering from terminal cancer is auctioning her last moments. Here's why

Woman suffering from terminal cancer is auctioning her last moments. Here's why

Image of 32-year-old Emily Lahey who has terminal cancer.

A woman, who has been battling terminal cancer, has taken the novel decision of auctioning three-minute slots of her remaining time in a living art exhibition which will raise funds for cancer research.

The 32-year-old Emily Lahey, who is from Melbourne in Australia, was earlier given only nine months to live by the doctors after they diagnosed her with the rare NUT carcinoma in 2019.

However, the cutting-edge treatment in the United States gave her an unexpected three years of life.

The woman has now participated in the Australian Cancer Research Foundation’s (ACRF) groundbreaking installation,which is called "Time to Live".

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In the living art exhibition, 30 people will sit with Lahey turn by turn as the fleeting nature of time will be illustrated through a large projection for three minutes.

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Lahey hopes that it will also remind people of the most priceless resource that humans take for granted.

“I hope it allows [people] to see life with a slightly different perspective. It’s time to live. Be present, make the most of it, because it can’t be bought, it can’t be saved. And when it’s gone, it’s gone," said the woman, while speaking to the Australian TV show The Sunday Project.

Before she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 27, Lahey was at the peak of her health and ran for 5 to 10 kilometres daily. "I never thought cancer was a possibility," she said while speaking to 7NEWS.com.au.

Even though it is difficult for doctors to now predict how much time Lahey has left, the woman says she is embracing every day with gratitude.

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"Everything comes and goes in waves. It's like being on a constant rollercoaster. There were times I struggled to look beyond the next day or week. As time goes on, I'm gaining a bit more confidence to look towards the end of the year," she said.

Meanwhile, the head of fundraising and marketing at ACRF, Carly Du Toit, said, “We hope this idea helps highlight the continued need for backing brilliant research that could give those impacted by cancer, like Emily and her loved ones, the gift of the most precious thing we desire – more time.”

(With inputs from agencies)