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Woman with terminal cancer enlists friends to weave her casket

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 2, 2026 at 5:55 AM HST

When a Pennsylvania woman learned she was dying, she invited her friends to help weave the container in which she will be buried.

NPR’s Nic Neves reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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