Venerable Chiara Badano

I had never heard of those, God-willing, saint-to-be, but her story is inspiring.

Here's a Catholic News Agency article that briefly details her life.

I love this quote:

... she was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her shoulder. She began intense chemotherapy while she continued her daily life with the same joy and faith.

This joy and faith moved Chiara to give all of her savings to a friend who was going to be a missionary in Africa, even though she was ill.

Despite the efforts by doctors, her illness progressed rapidly and she lost the use of her legs. “If I had to choose between walking or going to heaven I’d choose heaven,” she told her family.