The only child of Dave and Suzanne McNeil, she was diagnosed in 2006 with adrenalcortical carcinoma, a rare type of adrenal cancer when she was 16 years old.
She also attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey for Sciences.
She beat cancer back three times, but succumbed during her fourth battle, at the age of 20.
[1] McNeil gained media attention when she recorded a charity single written by her entitled The Will to Survive[2] as a tribute to tens of thousands of cancer-fighting children and youth.
The lyrics include: Here’s to the fight Here’s to the fighters Here’s to the brave that take this on Here’s to the lost souls Here’s to the new hope