This true story is one of amazing strength by a mother and daughter team as they undertake a three-and-a-half-year journey of battling Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone and soft tissue cancer that affects children and young adults. During Tara’s senior year of high school, when she was just 18 years old, she went in for what she thought would be a routine surgery to remove a lump above her right breast. She honestly never thought it could have been cancer! Tara refused conventional treatments in the beginning, to investigate natural remedies instead. Unafraid of the huge controversy that is unfolding, she sought out the help from many natural and holistic practitioners. Together, Tara and I learned so much about the holistic ways of shopping, eating, and living. Our days were spent doing natural treatments and getting educated on what the body needs to be healthy.

Then, the unthinkable happens. Tara’s cancer turns aggressive, breaking her spine in four places, and she must undergo emergency radiation to save her life. As the story unfolds, details of our journey are explained through me, the mother’s point of view, as well as Tara’s journal entries and social media posts.

After I wrote my first edition of Tara’s Choice, I realized that my mind is filled with things that I’ve missed. I was a volcano erupting with visions of her; with stories, details and information that needed to be heard.

This is an amazing story of courage by a mother and daughter! An amazing story of one young woman’s strength and wisdom to fight for a good quality of life! Cancer of this size and magnitude is dehumanizing, yet Tara tried to teach the world of how natural therapies saved her some dignity. Read along as I explain all of the daily natural treatments and therapies Tara did, as well as the natural routine her parents still do to this day!

Tara’s story changed my life and the legacy she left behind will change yours.