‘Keep going’: Wish to ride horse granted for woman with cancer ‘Keep going’: Wish to ride horse granted for woman with cancer HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WDTN) – A Miami Valley woman with terminal cancer got a little help to check a goal off her bucket list. She wanted to ride a horse again. Wednesday afternoon, her wish was granted at the Carriage Hill MetroPark Riding Center. Brenda Garramone has stage four bone cancer. First diagnosed with lung cancer, it eventually spread to her arm, breast and spinal cord. “I’m out here for everybody else that’s got cancer,” Garramone said. A few weeks ago she was taken into the care of Grace Hospice.
Garramone grew up around horses on a dairy farm in Oregon. That’s why after her terminal diagnosis, she wanted to have a chance to ride again. “We learned through her interactions with her nurse that her last wish was to spend time with a horse again,” Emily O’Flynn, Grace Hospice office manager and social work intern, said. “Her nurse, Kaitlin said, ‘I’ll get her on a horse one way or the other.’ So we started the journey and we actually didn’t have to look very far.” Grace Hospice nurses and staff set up the ride with Carriage Hill. Garramone was able to meet, pet and ride a horse, named Sassy, around the ring.
“A lot of people that we take care of are not well enough to really even like leave their home, so we thought it was nice to be able to seize this opportunity,” O’Flynn said. Garramone said she’s a fighter and offered words of encouragement to anyone else going through cancer. “Don’t give up,” Garramone said. “You keep going and going and going. Don’t let this stop you.” Carriage Hill Metropark offers horseback riding and lessons. You can find out more information here. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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