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Popular Australian writer Natalie Fornasier has died at the age of 28 after battling melanoma
The husband of Australian writer Natalie Fornasier who recently lost her battle with melanoma has revealed the powerful message she left behind.
Ms Fornasier, from Sydney, passed away on January 14. She was diagnosed with stage III metastatic melanoma at the age of 20 and dedicated much of her life to raising awareness of the dangers of skin cancer.
Her husband Alexander shared an emotional post to her Instagram page on Tuesday, writing 'our beautiful Natalie moved on from this life'.
He then included a piece of life advice his wife had written down.
'Be confident. Embrace your disability. Don't hide it or lessen its existence,' the message read.
'It's one piece of your puzzle and each time you share it, it is an opportunity to define yourself by your own standards. Because telling your story has power, and not only is it powerful to you, but to others as well.'
Alexander said Ms Fornasier had and will continue to have an 'immeasurable' impact on the lives of those around her, even those she did not know personally.
'As I'm struggling to find words, I can't help but think of how Natalie would just laugh out loud over my clumsy composition,' he wrote.
'Looking at me with this sparkle in her eyes, full of love and amusement. Words are her gift. How lucky we are to have been touched by the magic she created.
'I'd always call her my 'beautiful girl', and by that I wasn't even talking about those big, emerald and hazel eyes. I wasn't even talking about her immaculate skin, perfected by a curated 12-step-skincare-routine.
'I wasn't even talking about the smile that lit up a room and made me feel home.
'I was talking about her beautiful soul. The soul of a writer, a poet, someone who seemed to have lived many lives. The beautiful soul I fell in love with. That I was so incredibly privileged to have crossed paths with.
'I love you Natalie, always, forever.'
He ended the post with another message from Ms Fornasier: 'Love as much as you can'.
He had moved to Australia from Germany to be with Ms Fornasier after the pair met while travelling through Europe in 2018.
The 28-year-old's battle with cancer began when she noticed a mole on her toe had changed shape.
In December last year she told her 35,000 Instagram followers that her cancer had become terminal - and shared a heartbreaking update from palliative care.
'The last four months have been brutal. At the end of July, I received the news that my cancer was now terminal and had months left to live,' she wrote.
'I've cried myself hoarse about the fear of death. I've screamed for the children I would never have, growing old, my friends, the life I was supposed to live.
Ms Fornasier was able to walk down the aisle with her husband Alexander
The 28-year-old provided updates to her 35,000 followers about her cancer battle
'At 28 years old… everything about it feels wrong.
'The conversations I've had to have, the plans I've had to make, the places my thoughts have gone and are still going - none of it is natural. It's
