September 17, 2025
For four years, Theresa Schmus and her mom, Pat, have been living in the shadow of stage four ovarian cancer.
"There's only so much you can do," Theresa Schmus said. "You just have to be there as much as you can … but you can't physically take it away."
Since Pat Schmus's diagnosis, there's been a constant cycle of treatments and recurrences, long days spent at Penn Medicine, fighting through fatigue, fear and chemo. But one thing that has never changed is her love for Philadelphia sports.