Sheryl Budde went through a lot of tragedies to make it to her first AQHA World Championship Show. Sheryl lost her husband, sister-in-law, father, and boss in the past year and a half. It all started Valentine’s Day 2006,” Sheryl says. “Dennis, (my husband), was in an automobile accident. He had nine fractured ribs and a fractured sternum. He had three hernial tears from the seat belt and a concussion. As a result of the accident, a second look at the x-rays, they found lung cancer. In August of 2006, he went into surgery to remove half of his right lung. After that he went through chemo therapy which lasted through February of 2007.”
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