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' 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 .

"She's a diehard," Theresa Schmus said with a smile. "We had a Flyers mailbox growing up. We didn't even have a number on our house; that was the only distinguishing feature."

Whether it's the Phillies, Flyers, Sixers or Eagles, Pat doesn't miss a game. And lately, she can't stop talking about on

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