INSPIRE HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT

I have been a jewelry designer and world traveler for most of my adult life. I’m accustomed to working hard and relying on myself: I’ve worked on a fishing boat, tended bar, lived in Bali and San Francisco, and taught myself to snowboard and ski. But in 2006, I found myself really struggling. I was seriously exhausted, spending more and more time in bed. I thought it was burnout. It never crossed my mind I had cancer. I’ve always been such a healthy, active person. And I was only 38!

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The more I wore the bracelet, the more I felt “Fuck Cancer” was something that needed to be said. I also liked the idea of being part of something that I saw happening on the internet: not quite a community, but a shared attitude.

I knew a designer Fuck Cancer bracelet would be a terrific fundraising item for InspireHealth and a conversation starter. I wanted to create something strong and beautiful, to make myself and anyone who wears it feel that way and I wanted to support the place that helped me change my life.