The girl who inspired the #BeccaToldMeTo social media movement has returned home from a dream trip to Ontario.
Rebecca Schofield, who is battling terminal cancer, garnished international attention after urging people to do good deeds. She was given a whirlwind trip that took her from New Brunswick by train to Quebec, and then on to Toronto to take in a Maple Leafs game.
Rebecca says she’s happy to be home.
“There’s always something about home,” she says. “It just makes you feel warm and cozy and right.”
After enjoying a few days of hibernation during this week's blizzard, she's ready for several more high-profile appearances. She’s hoping to pass on some luck to the Moncton Wildcats as they look to snap a 20-game losing streak.
Her mother, Anne Schofield, says she never thought the movement would grow at the rate it did.
“It has a life of its own,” says Anne Schofield. “Rebecca says we don't dream big enough when we said we didn't think it would get that big.”
Rebecca is now setting her sights on writing a book.
“From the beginning Rebecca wanted to write a book,” says Anne Schofield. “She wanted to write about her experience, how she was dealing with cancer. She even had a name for it.”
“I like the idea of less about my experience with cancer but more about the hashtag. I mean, that's the real story,” Rebecca says.
It's easy to forget the composed face of the global kindness campaign is only 17 years old, and crushing item after item on her bucket list.
“Every time I see an act of kindness or when people say these nice things to me, like, 'You're so brave' and 'I love you, keep being strong, keep being positive,' it energizes me,” says Rebecca.
Anne Schofield says she’s proud of her daughter for not letting the extra attention get to her head and how humble she’s been over the past several months.
“She's still the same girl she always has been,” Anne Schofield says.
“She’s still Rebecca.”
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Cami Kepke.
