A recent event that unfolded in a cosy South Surrey home was quite literally a party to die for.

The afternoon included close friends sharing laughs over precious memories, as well as words of inspiration and some pretty skookum cupcakes.

And then there was the box.

Relatively small and plain, complete with a hinged lid, it sat unassumingly on the coffee table, right next to the cupcakes.

Eva Hompoth said she researched online before purchasing the box for the occasion. The White Rock woman knew she wanted to bring something that could hold the 91裸聊视频渟ix-something91裸聊视频� pounds that she would be reduced to upon cremation.

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Hompoth, 67, said she asked for the 91裸聊视频楢shes Shower91裸聊视频� so that she could celebrate her life with those dear to her, while she is still here to enjoy it.

She envisioned it following word last year that her own time was limited, due to cancer invading her spine, hips, neck, shoulder and lymph nodes.

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Hompoth doesn91裸聊视频檛 know exactly how much time she has left. But she91裸聊视频檚 determined to continue embracing her illness with dignity and a smile 91裸聊视频� she has even planned and paid for her funeral, in an effort to lighten the load on her loved ones.

Her positive and forward-thinking approach to adversity is a tactic she says she learned at a young age.

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She91裸聊视频檚 also determined to surpass whatever end date doctors give her. It wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be the first time she91裸聊视频檚 beat the odds, after all.

Thirteen years ago, she survived fast-moving breast cancer.

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