"I plan for the future, live for today and cherish every moment I have with those that I love, because you never know what tomorrow will bring" ~ Brianne
This is Brianne. She is a 20 year old college student who was diagnosed at birth with cystic fibrosis. We are extremely happy to announce that Brianne is our latest recipient of our "Feel Better Campaign". You can read more about our "Feel Better Campaign" on our recently updated website here: FEEL BETTER CAMPAIGN
We are very excited about this campaign because we both have seen how much a nice, beautiful, dignified, designer hospital gown can help in the treatment and healing of a person dealing with a difficult diagnosis. We have had so many women wear our gowns and express such gratitude for how our hospital gowns made a difference in their hospital stays, radiation treatments and rehabilitations. We feel truly blessed because while each of these women thank us for designing our hospital gowns, we thank them for teaching us so many life lessons!!
When we read stories of women dealing with tough diagnoses, we immediately want to give each of these women one of our hospital gowns. The "Feel Better Campaign" is a small way in which we can give back to some of these women and we encourage you to read about our campaign and give back as well!! We plan to give at least three gowns per year to a deserving person. You can help us by nominating someone that you feel would benefit from one of our hospital gowns and may not be able to afford to purchase one themselves. Our nomination form can be found here: NOMINATIONS
Brianne is a very family oriented girl and recognized that we shared this value with her when she saw that we named our company and all of our hospital gowns after family members who we loved and were important in our lives. Brianne is now living at home due to an increase in the number of lung infections she has had and decrease in her lung function. Her immediate and extended family are a huge support to her and to her brother and sister who are also living with cystic fibrosis.
Brianne graduated with honors from high school and completed two years of college away from home before having to move back home due to more medical problems related to her cystic fibrosis. She is a go getter, however, as she still attends junior college near home, gardens in the backyard when she can with her mom, and enjoys going to jazz concerts with her dad. She tries to live the most normal life that she can but her normal is very different from that of the average person.
Brianne spends four hours a day doing breathing treatments and chest percussion. She also takes 15 pills a day, needs to eat 4,000 calories a day to maintain her weight, and attempts at least 20 minutes of exercise a day to strengthen her lungs. When she is sick, she adds another hour to those treatments and 4-5 more pills a day!!!
With all those pills and treatments, Brianne remains so very positive which is what we love so much about her. She recently told us the following statement, which really inspired us and made us realize that she is a perfect candidate for our "Feel Better Campaign":
"I have learned over the years that a positive attitude and outlook on life goes a LONG way. Why waste my time being upset over the things I personally have no control over. Sure, I have bad days where I really hate Cystic Fibrosis, but most days I am able to smile and find the beauty and good in my life. One thing I've learned about Cystic Fibrosis is that you never know what will happen. So I plan for the future, live for today, and cherish every moment I have with those that I love, because you never know what tomorrow will bring."
