In 2023, Casey Ryan McIntyre, a 38-year-old mother announced her own death in an Instagram post on November 12 from ovarian cancer. But what is even more surprising is that the New York City woman helped erase $44.9 million in medical debt affecting about 51,000 people across nine US states. McIntyre wanted to celebrate her life by paying off other people's medical debts, according to a report by the BBC.