To honour his sister’s legacy, Justin Agustin commissioned a mural of Nalie by Jasmine Dearden near Concordia’s Sir George Williams campus.
“Creating my own platform to reach out to women my age who have this really rare diagnosis, in my own style and way, is exactly what Concordia prepped me for,” said Agustin in an interview with her alma mater in 2019. “I’ve learned a lot about the mind, body and spirit along the way, and I believe it is my purpose to continue to share.”
Agustin published The Diary of Nalie: A Collection of Life Lessons and Reflections Shared While Thriving Through Stage IV Cancer in 2021, while she continued to share her story with more than 119,000 Instagram followers around the world.
Among them was public figure Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, who, upon learning about Agustin’s death, commented on a post by the alumna’s family:
“My heart breaks hearing this news. Everyone who read your words, who heard you speak, who crossed your path, could tell there was something unique about you. You were a true force.”