Bracelets for Breast Cancer

Shelly, like many other girls her age, is obsessed with her CraZ Loom bracelet maker. She has an inventory of over 150 bracelets and is always creating new and different bracelet designs, as well as, fun little charms and rings.

Back in October Shelly and John decided it would be a great idea to make pink bracelets and sell them. So, John sold them to some of his colleagues and golfing buddies and the proceeds have been donated to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer fund.

Shelly wrote them a note and included a bracelet along with her card.

I know my mom, a 12 year breast cancer survivor, would be so very proud of her creative and thoughtful granddaughter!

Pink in October

My parent's 50th wedding anniversary
The Ruesch family of origin---Kathy, Me, Mom, Dad, and Linda
In the Abbey Drive house where we grew up

My mom was a fighter. In 1997 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She survived the disease and beat it for over 11 years. I was always so proud of her strength and the way she handled all of the struggles that came her way during that time. A year after her diagnoses I was married and my mother was a vision of loveliness when she walked down the aisle to Ave Maria.  She was the picture of survival and an example for all of us. 


So, as a reminder in October, please be sure to have regular mammograms and take care of your body.

Us in the 60s
Rockville, Maryland