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House Huntershost Suzanne Whang has died at 56 following a battle with breast cancer, her partner confirmed on Facebook.
“Suzanne breathed her last breath here at home, as I knelt beside her and caressed her,” Jeff Vezain wrote in a heartfelt message. “A lifetime of love, adventure, humor and bliss now lives in our memories.”
Vezain also shared what he loved most about Whang, writing, “Her audacious sense of humor blessed many, shocked a few, but allowed us to laugh in the face of adversity. She was an amazing daughter, sister, friend, mentor and advocate.”
Whang documented her battle with breast cancer on social media. In February, sheshared an imageof her bare chest that showed a large tumor at its center and a scar from previous surgery. Still, she kept her sense of humor about her treatment.
“Yep, that’s a photo of my chest. I have 3 t-ts now, and the tumor is bigger than both of my other t-ts combined! Sheesh,” she wrote. “I just wanted you to see what I’m dealing with. It’s much more aggressive than the cancer I had in 2011, so I’ve had to increase my dosage of targeted immunotherapy, which is quite costly.”
To help cover mounting medical expenses, friends hosted a charity fundraiser. “I want to be able to afford whatever they recommend for the next chapter of my recovery,” Whang wrote on Facebook. “So let’s all say Ta-Ta to the Third Tata!”
To attend the March event, which she dubbed the “I’m Still Alive Fundraiser,” Whang dressed her tumor for the occasion with red lips and googly eyes. She raised $18,000 for her treatment in a week.
As recently as July, Whang appeared to be ticking of some bucket list items, visiting Kauai, Hawaii, to visit a shaman as part of what she called her “healing journey.” Her partner also surprised her with a trip to see two favorite bands, Manhattan Transfer and Take 6.
source: people.com
