A heart-wrenching trip to support a cancer-stricken best friend turned to tragedy in Houston when Texas woman Marietta Allison was shot and killed in an apparent carjacking. Allison had traveled from Austin to be with her friend, Cassie Daniel, for Daniel’s second treatment for stage 4 ovarian cancer.
The day started with Allison providing loving care, spoon-feeding Daniel a fruit bowl while he received chemotherapy at the hospital. Daniel recalled this tender moment, saying, “Love like this exists.” She reflected on the “tender care, compassion, empathy and just the love that was there,” noting it was a precious moment she had no idea would be one of her last with Allison.
