Loving and Impacting the World While Dying. Zach Sobiech’s Story
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by Laura Sobiech

One month into his Senior year, Zach was in a good place emotionally; he had figured out a routine that worked for him, and had gained some measure of peace in the belief that God had a plan that was bigger than him. Zach knew his suffering had purpose, even if he didn’t see the reason. He was waking up cheerful and whistling in the shower again – one of my favorite sounds, second only to his strumming on the guitar.

We were driving home after a clinic visit at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital where Zach continued to receive a new treatment that his oncology doctors hoped would slow the growth of the cancer.

I treasured those precious thirty-minute car rides. They were sacred times when we were alone and could have…