India, Feb. 2 -- Eldiara Doucette, a 22-year-old social media influencer from the United States who lost her right arm to a rare form of cancer, held a unique funeral ceremony for the limb. The event, filled with symbolic gestures, aimed to celebrate her battle against adversity and inspire others along the way.

Doucette, known as "Bionic Barbie," has garnered over 510,000 followers by sharing her journey with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer diagnosed in only about 1,000 people annually. Her diagnosis, confirmed three years ago, brought relentless nerve pain described as "an untouchable beast." She once attempted to ease the discomfort by placing her hand in scalding hot water.

Despite undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and sev...