My sister-in-law and best friend, Tracia Helene Garrison, lost her life to breast cancer on July 20, 2009 after battling this horrible disease for 3 1/2 years. Tracia had the most aggressive type, when diagnosed had both breast removed, and went through chemo and was fine. A year and a half later, her cancer came back and moved up into her neck. She had a radical neck surgery done and throughout her entire battle, had a total of 15 surgeries. She underwent radiation, chemo and numerous clincial trials. The breast cancer traveled through the tissue so it was readily visible, the most aggressive and very hard to beat. The cancer was smart and would figure out ways to overcome the treatments, it would work on the old but not the new so we always had to find different treatments for her. After such a strong battle, she lost her life to this disease. I hope that everyone gets checked because tomorrow may be too late. Tracia left behind my brother, Terry Garrison, and a daughter Cassandra Nicole (10 years old) and a son, Trevor Reese (7 years old). Tracia was the strongest woman I have ever met, smart, independent and loved her family. She fought to be here with them. I hope others hear of her story and together we find a cure for this devastating disease.
Her sister-in-law, Lisa Brandt.
Surprise, AZ
