WE DID IT!!! WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS... AND FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH... JUNE 18, 2014... TRICIA IS CANCER FREE!
"When the world says, 'Give up", Hope whispers, "Try it one more time" ~Author Unknown. This sums up Tricia's Story. Dance till joy overtakes your heart and your feet just keep going!
Tricia's diagnosis with late-stage uterine sarcoma came in 2002. With less than a 1% percent survival rate, she perservered. Tricia diligently searched for the best medical team to handle her case and provide that "fighting chance". At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, she found a team with the same passion to fight and never give up. Through surgery and a full year of intense radiation and chemotherapy her cancer went into remission.
Tricia resumed her prosperous life. She is a respected attorney in her community and a determined advocate for her clients. Prior to her career in law, Tricia's life revolved around dance. Elizabeth, of Elizabeth's Dance Dimensions was her teacher and now the Executive Artistic Director of Dance for a Cure. Tricia was a cheerleader on the nationally acclaimed University of Washington Husky cheerleading squad and a member of the NBA Seattle Supersonics dance team.
Unfortunately, this disease had much more fight left in it. Sarcomas are tricky – they hide and almost always return. In July 2004, the cancer returned in the form of six inoperable metastatic tumors. This news was frightening for Tricia and her family and incomprehensible…she was only 35! This diagnosis would have left many feeling hopeless. But Tricia would not give up and neither did her medical team.
Tricia’s medical team immediately began aggressive, cutting-edge treatments. Doctors from across the country were consulted on the case. This included extreme, experimental procedures. Although the treatment plan was groundbreaking and aggressive, it did not kill the “one” monster. After many meetings, considerations, and prayers, her medical team performed a procedure that had never been contemplated or done before on this type of tumor. During the course of her battle, Tricia lost sight in one eye and became color blind. True to her great spirit and attitude, her biggest concern was how she was going to avoid putting outfits together that would not clash! She perservered.
Tricia found the love of her life while enduring this battle and thanks to cancer research and the power of love,in the fall of 2005, Tricia's cancer was once again in remission!
For many years Tricia Fought the long-term damage cancer and its treatments can do the body. It was an ongoinng process, but in the meantime, her law practice flourished and she married that love of her life.
Tricia, her husband Matt, and their family and friends are bracing through Tricia's latest diagnosis. Her cancer was back, in the form of another inoperable brain tumor. There was more treatments to endure and more research to be done.
Tricia under went extensive and severe chemotherapy and radiation. Tricia, Matt, their family and friends never gave up hope... They continued to fight. "Trying one more time" no matter how many one more times they were faced with.
Today, Tricia is cancer free. With every breath she takes and every day she is blessed with, she owes it to Fred Hutch and donors that raise their paddle, attend Dance for a Cure, and recognize that every dollar they give changes lives and gives life!
Life can be like lightening, a flash of brightness that is gone in an instant. Have a ball and share your beautiful gift with others. PLEASE DONATE YOUR TIME AND MONEY TO THIS WORTHY CAUSE. There is no more powerful gift than giving someone a new lease on life. Our hope is that Dance for a Cure will move and inspire you, reaching into the very core of who you are. Please make a difference today so WE CAN FIND A CURE TOGETHER and DANCE FOREVER.
"When the world says, 'Give up", Hope whispers, "Try it one more time" ~Author Unknown. This sums up Tricia's Story. Dance till joy overtakes your heart and your feet just keep going!
Tricia's diagnosis with late-stage uterine sarcoma came in 2002. With less than a 1% percent survival rate, she perservered. Tricia diligently searched for the best medical team to handle her case and provide that "fighting chance". At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, she found a team with the same passion to fight and never give up. Through surgery and a full year of intense radiation and chemotherapy her cancer went into remission.
Tricia resumed her prosperous life. She is a respected attorney in her community and a determined advocate for her clients. Prior to her career in law, Tricia's life revolved around dance. Elizabeth, of Elizabeth's Dance Dimensions was her teacher and now the Executive Artistic Director of Dance for a Cure. Tricia was a cheerleader on the nationally acclaimed University of Washington Husky cheerleading squad and a member of the NBA Seattle Supersonics dance team.
Unfortunately, this disease had much more fight left in it. Sarcomas are tricky – they hide and almost always return. In July 2004, the cancer returned in the form of six inoperable metastatic tumors. This news was frightening for Tricia and her family and incomprehensible…she was only 35! This diagnosis would have left many feeling hopeless. But Tricia would not give up and neither did her medical team.
Tricia’s medical team immediately began aggressive, cutting-edge treatments. Doctors from across the country were consulted on the case. This included extreme, experimental procedures. Although the treatment plan was groundbreaking and aggressive, it did not kill the “one” monster. After many meetings, considerations, and prayers, her medical team performed a procedure that had never been contemplated or done before on this type of tumor. During the course of her battle, Tricia lost sight in one eye and became color blind. True to her great spirit and attitude, her biggest concern was how she was going to avoid putting outfits together that would not clash! She perservered.
Tricia found the love of her life while enduring this battle and thanks to cancer research and the power of love,in the fall of 2005, Tricia's cancer was once again in remission!
For many years Tricia Fought the long-term damage cancer and its treatments can do the body. It was an ongoinng process, but in the meantime, her law practice flourished and she married that love of her life.
Tricia, her husband Matt, and their family and friends are bracing through Tricia's latest diagnosis. Her cancer was back, in the form of another inoperable brain tumor. There was more treatments to endure and more research to be done.
Tricia under went extensive and severe chemotherapy and radiation. Tricia, Matt, their family and friends never gave up hope... They continued to fight. "Trying one more time" no matter how many one more times they were faced with.
Today, Tricia is cancer free. With every breath she takes and every day she is blessed with, she owes it to Fred Hutch and donors that raise their paddle, attend Dance for a Cure, and recognize that every dollar they give changes lives and gives life!
Life can be like lightening, a flash of brightness that is gone in an instant. Have a ball and share your beautiful gift with others. PLEASE DONATE YOUR TIME AND MONEY TO THIS WORTHY CAUSE. There is no more powerful gift than giving someone a new lease on life. Our hope is that Dance for a Cure will move and inspire you, reaching into the very core of who you are. Please make a difference today so WE CAN FIND A CURE TOGETHER and DANCE FOREVER.
