Gina Peca

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Gina Peca describes herself as "...a 52 year old stay at home mom who is trying to find my way back into the “real” world." She keeps busy by caring for her two sons and running a cancer foundation in memory of her daughter and she is a wife of a man battling a brain tumor. "Like most parents, my husband and I have juggled soccer tournaments, basketball games, baseball games, ski club, school activities, volleyball practice and family trips." She clearly has a lot going on in her life and has also gone through some tragic events. The Catie Hoch Foundation is the foundation that was established for her daughter before she died. Gina is very devoted to this foundation and supporting anyone else who may be going through the same thing with their loved ones. On her blog I read an article about a little girl who recently passed away that was battling the same type of cancer as her daughter Catie. The author can relate to the parents of the girl, Ila Jean, because she lost her daughter 11 years ago. "I want to say to them, right now your mind may be playing an endless loop of her last days and you may think you will never feel joy again.  But somewhere down the road, and no one knows how long it will take, you will feel happiness." She tries to give hope to these parents and says that one day "...you will wake up and not feel that weight pressing against your chest." Gina send strength to this family because she knows just how much they need it at this time. "The next part of their journey is not an easy one." She tells them to be grateful for everything they do have which is exactly what Gina does. She is living a "roller coaster of a life" and is slowly getting back into the swing of things by blogging and hoping to help other people as well as overcome her stuggles.