87-year-old hospice patient asks doctors to let her live until Women's March
Saturday's Women's March saw women and men of all ages and colors united across the globe, fighting for their voices to be heard.
87-year-old hospice patient Mary Tanasse, the matriarch of her family, was not going to miss the opportunity to march with her children and grandchildren in Olympia, Washington, despite having terminal cancer.
She asked her doctors and nurses to help her cross this march off her bucket list.
"I asked them 'Please let me live until this march' because it was so important for me to model what I feel is right for my family", Mary said to Seattle, Washington's, King 5 news.
And they did. Mary proudly marched alongside friends and family on a day they won't soon forget.
"I made it and it's a beautiful day", she said. "I praise God and hopefully the nation will make an impact so we'll all be heard."
A GoFundMe page has since been created for a women's educational scholarship in Mary's name by her grandson.
Girl power.
Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.
