Grit by Tracey Treat

Grit by Tracey Treat

Once upon a time, in a memory far far away I remember when life was simpler, the work day ended at 5 p.m. and kids played outside until they were called for dinner. Although that way of life seems like eons ago, it is still vividly ingrained in my mind. It seems as if...
Tell Me Something!

Tell Me Something!

When my parents told me my mom had cancer, I wasn’t sure what to think. I was in 6th grade and knew of a few people who had cancer. My friend’s uncle had cancer, and he passed away. But another friend’s mom had cancer, and she was fine. I was 11 and very...

A Sweet Gesture, by Maggie O’Rourke

I was eleven years old when my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Unlike my older sisters, I didn’t realize how serious it was. I was just happy that people kept showing up at our house with food and treats. I particularly remember a basket of...

Courage by Tracey Treat & Carrie Smith

The Kelly Family: Porter, Tishi, Quinn, Riley and Kevin Courage Strength in the face of pain To withstand danger and fear To do what one thinks is right Physical Social Moral Emotional Spiritual “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising...
Girl House by Tracey Treat

Girl House by Tracey Treat

Three women reached out to me recently, each with a different inquiry, but all with something in common – Breast Cancer. One woman, three days away from a double mastectomy. Another, decided on radical surgery because she has the BRCA gene. And yet another,...