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Gr 9 Up—Sixteen-year-old Astrid has an astrocytoma in her brain, a sweet younger brother, a grief-stricken patient advocate of a mom, a loyal and honest best friend, and a super caring boyfriend. But she may not have any of them for long, with little hope for treatment of her tumor. Her future on earth looks grim, but what if she woke up in a future where there was a cure? While her mother urges a grueling trial study, Astrid pursues cryopreservation with mixed reactions from her friends and family. A vlog to help fund a road trip ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Astrid first had an astrocytoma-a brain tumor made of star-shaped cells-in ninth grade. Two years later it's back, and Astrid knows she doesn't want to go through the ordeal of chemo and hospitals again. Instead she decides to investigate cryopreservation, on the chance that her frozen body-dubbed a "corpsicle" by her best friend Chloe-could someday be revived after her death. Accompanied by her boyfriend Mohit and by Chloe, Astrid road-trips from C...Log In or Sign Up to Read More