She was an inspiration and a force of nature. One year after her memorial service, our dear friend and colleague Ruschell Boone's legacy lives on.

Ruschell was a cancer warrior, and she used her platform as a journalist to raise awareness, sharing her emotional journey online and educating people along the way. She was open and deeply honest about chemotherapy treatments, her pain and the agonizing moments.

Her husband Todd Boone, whom she met at NY1, was at her side every step of the way.

"I think about her every day, and a lot of times it feels like it was yesterday," he said during a conversation with NY1 anchor Cheryl Wills. "She was so many different things to so many different people, and wore so many different hats so well. And, you know, she had cancer, but cancer didn't have her."

Ruschell made it her mission to inform viewers about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer — symptoms often overlooked until it's too late.

Her battle shed a light on a dangerous trend. Research indicates that rates of pancreatic cancer in the U.S. increase every year by about 1%.

And a recent study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center finds women under age 55, like Ruschell, are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at more than twice the rate of men. Women of color are said to be at greatest risk.

Ruschell's courage and bravery was not lost on viewers, or her peers. She has been nominated for yet another Emmy Award for her work in the anchor chair for her program "News All Day."

A win this fall would cement her legacy as a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist. And that's just the beginning. Last month, the Caribbean community saluted her legacy during a special event in Manhattan.

"It's been really humbling to appreciate how many lives she touched, and continues to touch," Todd said.

Todd said their two children, Jackson and Carter, are "handling it a lot better than I am."

"But we talk about Ruschell a lot," he said. "I ask how they're holding up. And they're doing OK."

Asked how he hopes Ruschell is remembered, Todd said: "She didn't want the story to be about her, and she wanted to communicate that, and share that you can live a full life, even if you do have cancer."