OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Face-to-face with a devastating diagnosis, one woman is finding comfort in unlikely places.

Where most people find fear, Tricia Jonyka finds comfort.

“It took me until well into my 40s to go into a haunted house because I was terrified. Absolutely terrified,” Tricia said.

Hillside House of Hell is where she wants to be.

“I’m like let’s go, let’s go, let’s do this,” Tricia said.

Saying this is an especially hard time in her life would be an understatement.

“This is one of the final things she wanted to do,” said Tricia’s boyfriend, Bill Manning. He’s the one who got her into haunted houses all year round. “This was her final wish.”

Tricia was diagnosed with cancer in 2023. Just a couple of weeks ago, things took a turn.

“They gave me less than three months,” Tri

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