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The battle of millions of americans every day underlines the need for medical breakthroughs that can only be funded adequately through private donations and the national institutes of health. tia had doctors far and wide constantly looking for the answer when it comes to her pancreatic cancer. she lived longer than most could have, but she could have used a lot more time. and even on her death bed she told me she's simply not ready to go. tia was 50, and this sunday william and emily turn 15 without their mother. ♪

Family, we've brought william and emily into our family and traveled from orlando to new york city to charlotte, even went to the democratic and republican conventions in philadelphia and cleveland. we would bring them everywhere. we even got the kids in front of joe biden to get words of wisdom about living with cancer. tia fought for every last second that she could get with her two adorable kids. she was absolutely heartbroken about leaving richard and stubborn about it. he was very possess sive to the bittersweet end. three weeks ago she looked at me and said she just could not believe it....

I want to take a moment to talk about something deeply personal. my best friend tia garner passed away after a long excruciating battle with pancreatic cancer. tia, along with o friend laura and i, were kind of a goofy trio. we went through the trials and tribulations of growing up together in virginia. she met the only man she would ever love, richard garner at uva and embarked on an incredible career in investment banking. then came her pregnancy with twins and the challenging arrival of william and emily. tia and i thought it would be great if our daughters had the same name, same spelling,...