This is Heather. She was the sweetest and kindest person we ever had the privilege to know; strong and brave in ways that words can’t fully capture. She faced her cancer battle with immeasurable bravery, but in the end, it was a complication from treatment, not the disease itself, that took her from us too soon.

Heather never stopped searching for a better way. She often asked about natural healing and alternative treatment remedies for cancer, believing deeply in the power of plants to restore the body. Time and again, however, she was told there were no options beyond the conventional path. Even so, she held onto hope that something more could be done and searched tirelessly for the answers.

In a tragic turn, an allergic reaction to one of the drugs in her chemotherapy regimen left her fighting for her life, and a machine error while she was on life support took her from us in one terrible, heart-wrenching, moment. It was a cruel end to a battle hard fought with so much determination.

Though Heather is no longer with us, the kindness and love she shared with everyone she met remains. If she were here today, she’d still be flipping through her plant books or researching alternative treatment options and natural herbal remedies for cancer on her tablet— looking for healing paths that offered more than just chemotherapy as a plan.

While she can no longer continue that search herself, we can honor her spirit by continuing to seek better answers — for women fighting cervical cancer, for families searching for hope, and for those still holding on for healing.

Her fight may have ended prematurely, but the work she started is far from over.