BreAnn Gucene
1995 –2003
2003 Community Hero
At the top of BreAnn's list of favorite things to do were arts & crafts, playing with her dog, "Yorky," and her cats, "Killer" & "Waddles." Spending time with family was a runner up.
In June of 2002, BreAnn was diagnosed with Wilms' Tumor, a pediatric cancer of the kidneys. Even after 9 surgeries, 18 radiation sessions and 9 months of intensive chemotherapy treatments, she continued to focus on the needs others.
She became fast friends with the other kids in the hospital and loved making them laugh. "Regardless of how she felt, she was always worrying about others' feelings and making sure they were 'OK'," says her mom, Jeanine.
"From the beginning, we all knew that BreAnn was something special. She showed intelligence and intuitiveness at a very early age…a love of life that was so strong, it overwhelmed everyone she came into contact with."
