In her last weeks, she asked for a warm blanket.

Cathy was a childhood cancer warrior who made an imprint on this earth with every step she took. She lived a life of kindness, courage, and faith, spreading light to everyone she met along the way.

After battling sarcoma as a child, Cathy grew up to have two children of her own, and she was a walking example of motherhood. She was warm and loving, and she taught her children that every sunrise and every sunset they got to experience was a gift. They were taught never to take a day for granted, and to appreciate the radiant beauty that exists in all parts of life, no matter how challenging.

Cathy had a grateful heart, and her strength and spirit were unbreakable. Most of her later years were filled with obstacles and triumph, but meeting her, you would never have known the waters she was navigating. She was too busy being a good friend, a loving mother, a light of a person, and completely devoted to being the best grandmother she could be.

Before she passed in 2022, she spent a lot of time in and out of the cancer units. While receiving treatment herself, she would set up fundraisers to give gifts and spread love to her fellow chemo patients.

She would put together baskets of goodies and handwrite cards to pass around, spreading hope and Christmas spirit to everyone around her.

She collected gas gift cards and restaurant gift cards, and she would hand them out anonymously to families sitting in the waiting rooms. She was a walking angel, and we couldn't let this tradition, or her light and spirit, die with her.

When she passed in 2022, her children decided this tradition would live on, but shift to meet the needs of her later battles.

In her last few weeks of life, while she was an inpatient on the oncology floor, Cathy's biggest and most frequent ask was a warm, soft blanket.

Every year since, we do our best to make sure all the patients on the oncology floors have a warm, soft blanket of their own, so that her warmth and love continue spreading and reaching fellow fighters for years to come.