The family of Joan Giboney, a UC Davis breast-cancer patient who ultimately succumbed to the disease, has raised more than $45,000 for breast-cancer research in her honor through yearround sales of decorative items and an annual Christmas tree "untrimming." Joan's daughters — Corrine and Thea — and her husband, Rich, fulfill a tradition that Joan started when she decorated the first Tree of Hope at the cancer center 10 years ago. After decorating the "Giboney Tree of Hope" at the cancer center, they sell the ornaments on it and donate the proceeds for cancer research.