Hall-Curnutte said White's family and friends want to celebrate her life, even as they grieve her death. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced Thursday. Another friend, Eryn Eberlein, said White won the heart of everyone she met.
White kept a positive outlook throughout her battle against cancer, Hall-Curnutte said, and didn’t want to hear any negativity. She pursued what Hall called “non-traditional” cures and researched cures on her own.
“She didn’t want people judging her,” Hall-Curnutte said. “She said, ‘This is my life. I’m going to do this.’ ”
During her fight with the disease, White earned a doctor of chiropractic degree from Life University in Marietta, Ga. Eberlein met her at chiropractic school and became a close friend. She chronicled every step of White's fight on a YouCaring.com website and helped lead a fund-raising effort that resulted in almost $20,000 in donations for helping White with her medical bills.
"I don't even know how to explain somebody like her," Eberlein said. "She went through the entire doctorate program with stage four cancer. She went through regular treatments. She went through chemotherapy. She went through surgery — she did it all. The whole time, she never ditched class. She never complained."
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