Babette Jaquish began her battle with cancer [癌症] in 2009. It was that same year that she and her husband began raising money for cancer research [研究]. They planted hundreds of acres [英畝] of sunflowers [向日葵] around their property. Babette had the idea of growing the sunflowers then selling their seeds to raise money for cancer research. During the next nine years she had 22 different cancer treatments [治療].  In the end, she passed away in 2015. Don, her husband says, “She realized [意識到] the importance of cancer research.” Doctors told her that she had only two weeks to live. She and Don were lucky and Babette lived another nine years. She said, “Everyday I can stay alive I’m one day closer to a cure [治癒] for cancer.”