First, Barb is a cancer survivor.

Second, she and her husband, Larry, had a medically fragile son, who died of cancer before Thanksgiving in 2016. Barb kept Jared alive from birth, with breathing treatments, special diets, physical therapy and doctor appointments.

She pushed him to keep going and the rest of her to join her. She was, is and will always be a fantastic mom.

— Pam Montgomery