Nation ‘Lucky to be alive’: Cancer patient seeks refuge at Lake Tahoe home. Then, a bear attacked her. November 8, 2021Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Lucky to be alive’: Cancer patient seeks refuge at Lake Tahoe home. Then, a bear attacked her. Laurel-Rose Von Hoffman-Curzi said her vacation home was a safe haven from COVID-19 since she has lymphoma. That changed when a bear attacked her.