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"It's not often that a commercial can make you cry, but try to keep a dry eye while watching this ad from Expedia which tells the tale of cancer survivor named Maggie and her relationship with a boy named Odie, who succumbed to the disease.\nThe ad, created by David Adam Roth at Boxer Films, was created in collaboration with St. Jude Children's Hospital. The ad shows Maggie preparing to give a speech about her experience. Meanwhile, in flashbacks we see her with Odie at the hospital after chemo treatments. At one point, she recalls telling him that having cancer was worth it because she got to know him. \n\"He kind of shifted around, which I'm sure was painful for him. He opened his eyes completely and looked into mine and said, 'Maggie, I want you to know that having cancer and dying from it was worth it because I got to know you.\" \nIn a heartbreaking moment, Odie looks at the camera and says, \"I'm gonna miss you, Maggie.\"\nThough the subject matter would appear to have little to do with Expedia's business, it is thematically tied to the them of \"journeys.\" A previous ad in the series was similarly poignant and featured a father coming to terms with his daughter's homosexuality.\nPhoto courtesy of Expedia"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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