A Pearl to Bridget
We have been deeply honored to be a part of the “A Pearl to Bridget” project, a grassroots project started by Malinda Humes and Alisen Dupré, to honor a courageous breast cancer advocate Bridget Spence. Her story of fighting Metastatic Breast Cancer beginning at age 21 has inspired thousands of people around the world. She recently posted her last blog post, asking her friends and fellow advocates for one last favor.
"It is time for me to ask each of you to let me go. It is time to say goodbye. Over these past six weeks, my ability to breathe has been compromised. Every breath is a struggle. I cough all night and most days. I am exhausted. My mother and brothers have flown in to help. I'd like to stop working and go enjoy a nice cold drink with my husband on a beach somewhere. I want some time alone with him. Time without doctors appointments and scans, without work, just the two of us. No PI3K pathways. No trials. No hospitals. Just Bridget and her Big Man."
Over the past three weeks, more than 500 friends of Bridget have ordered single pearls for Bridget, which we have turned into finished jewelry for Bridget and her family. Each singular pearl represents a person touched by Bridget, her important message and her courageous story. Half of every order and all shipping fees were donated to the Susan G Komen foundation in Bridget’s name. The donation in Bridget’s name is $5,122.
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I was honored to be a part of this beautiful collection….whose beauty can also be closely compared to both the inner and outward beauty of our beloved Bridget. She has inspired me as well as so many others. The world surely has been a better place with her in it….and those who remain when she goes to be with her maker will continue to make it a better place as the ‘pay it forward’ legacy she will leave behind. I so love this 3-Day family that has become such a big part of my life. One day breast cancer will be thing of the past. It will take much more work, many more dollars and I may have met my maker as well by then…………………….but Bridget, Malinda, Alison, myself and SO SO many others…will have made that possible…together as a family. WE love you Bridget…thank you Pearl Paradise—-BRAVO!
What your company has put together, is simply breath-taking. I am so honored to have been part of this presentation, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your dedication and beautiful work. Not many companies would have jumped into a project such as ours, but you did and you went above and beyond. Thank you for capturing our many hearts and placing them into works of absolute beauty, just like our dear Bridget. Her legacy will truly live on for so many years. Thank you Pearl Paradise.
Thank you for the amazing job you did.
Bridget is truly an outstanding person and these pearls shine like the beauty that she is.
I wish her and her family peace at this difficult time. She truly touched so many and will never be forgotten.
I was honored to be a part of this beautiful collection….whose beauty can also be closely compared to both the inner and outward beauty of our beloved Bridget. She has inspired me as well as so many others. The world surely has been a better place without her….and those who remain when she goes to be with her maker will continue to make it a better place as the ‘pay it forward’ legacy she will leave behind. I so love this 3-Day family that has become such a big part of my life. One day breast cancer will be thing of the past. It will take much more work, many more dollars and I may have met my maker as well by then…………………….but Bridget, Malinda, Alison, myself and SO SO many others…will have made that possible…together as a family. WE love you Bridget…thank you Pearl Paradise—-BRAVO!
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