In 2016, Martin Truex Jr. opened a door that few in sports ever do. He shared the deep pain of watching a loved one suffer from cancer. His longtime partner, Sherry Pollex, was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer in 2014. The chemotherapy drained her body and spirit. For nearly two years, she fought through hours of brutal treatments. Truex, already a rising NASCAR star, witnessed firsthand the physical and emotional toll. “ She lost her hair and lost 27 pounds from her healthy weight of 120 pounds. She could barely walk from the living room to the kitchen in our home. It was one of the darkest times in our lives,” he wrote in a blog.

However, he never left her side. He wasn’t just a partner; he became her anchor in the storm. Sherry and Truex weren’t just a couple anymore. They bec

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