MEET BRIDGET
Bridget has simple dreams — and profound ones. Nine years ago, as she cared for her infant daughter, Bridget was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer. She underwent a full regimen of treatments and the disease went into remission, only to return a year later. She continues to undergo treatments that have extended her life, but for her disease there’s no cure. That reality has altered Bridget’s outlook. In recent years, she hasn't had enough energy to work (as a public school art teacher) and also be there for her family, so she's given up teaching. Still, she paints and quilts in her backyard studio and volunteers weekly.
“I really try my best to not let that dictate my life or hang over my life. I just don’t want cancer running it.”
These days, Bridget is focused on the “mom life.” She goes for walks with her family, takes her daughter swimming and spends time with her learning to bake. And that’s the goal of her simplest dreams. “I want to make good bread. I want to make cinnamon rolls that aren’t hockey pucks,” Bridget says. Their attempts together play directly into her biggest dream, one that seems certain to be fully realized. “I dream that I make a solid foundation for my family.”
Bridget and her daughter