[Jewelry making - Article 00157] - Re: [Orchid] Cancer awareness jewelry?

[Karen Goeller]

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Lois,

    I'm sorry to hear about your husband's illness. Galvanizing an
    effort to raise funds and create energy behind research and treatment
    is such an important and empowering way to become involved in the
    fight to beat the disease. 

    I've done a similar thing in honor of my friend Laura, who's been
    fighting an increasingly difficult battle against adrenal cancer
    since she was 27 years old (she's just turned 34). It's a boxing
    glove keychain or pendant ("help to knock out cancer")... which,
    incidentally, pre-dated St. Mary Medical Center's use of the boxing
    glove by about 2 years. She has told me many times how much it means
    to her that there is something tangible that her friends and
    supporters have and use daily, helping to keep her in their thoughts
    and prayers. 

    I carved and cast small boxing gloves in both pewter and sterling,
    with gold available on request. The same design worked for pendants
    and keychains, which allowed for more unisex purchases. I sell them
    at my shows, and at places like Relay for Life. 

    All proceeds go directly to M.D. Andersen M.D. Andersen is one of
    the few cancer research centers in the world that specializes in
    unusual and rare cancers, and they do some amazing research. 

    If there's anything you'd like to know about what I've done or how I
    approached it, just let me know. 

Thanks!
Karen Goeller
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