Nominator: Amanda Mooney, Melissa Wensing, Tiffany Matheny, Jill Hozvicka
Nominee: Colleen Starr
Their Submission: Colleen is a wife and mother to three young boys. The youngest, Andrew (age 7), is currently recovering from a second surgery on his brain stem. Andrew has a brain tumor and is quite the trooper despite everything he has fought through. The family has just returned from Florida, where they had to travel to All Children’s Hospital for the surgery. While in Florida, Colleen and Nate had to plan for lost wages and just the scheduling/ juggling of the older boys’ lives while they were gone. In addition to Andrew’s condition, Nate, Colleen’s husband, was recently diagnosed with cancer for which he has begun treatment. Colleen has remained the rock in her family. She juggles work, doctor appointments, multiple therapy appointments (speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy), and all the sports practices and games that her older boys participate in. Colleen has the ability to keep everyone’s spirits up and positivity flowing. She is amazing and so deserving of a beautiful yard and so much more.
