Where we are going

Where we are going… Blog #2

 

Well it has been a big week here at Cheryl’s.  We got the official word from VS that they have decided not to make specialty bras. ( IE: Nursing or mastectomy) because the women they employee are trained to help women of all sizes get properly fitted in the Bras that they already carry.  That’s bull…LOL… my husband has been turned away at two different VS when he asked if they had bras for women that have had Breast Cancer.

That’s how we got here…he started looking for a comfortable bra for me not willing to believe that a comfortable/Sexy bra for us didn't exist.  Best he was able to do was a sports bra from one of the Cancer Association.

I’m sure we have all used these!  Fine for everyday use but let’s be honest not what you want under your Sexy Black dress!

Our after surgery options aren’t any better…

These Bras are more medical equipment then bras…Big, Bulky, constricting...not exactly what you want your man to find you in either...

There is definitely a need out there and we want to help as many women as we can!

Today we picked out our Company Shirts and worked out a deal with the Jacksonville Relay for Life group to be a part of their April Charity Fundraising Event!  Our Twitter Following is growing and growing!  Yesterday our FB page got its first outsider "Like"! Big Things are happening  here!  I hope Cheryl is watching and proud of what we are trying to do!

Why I am here

My sister Cheryl Jaros died September 29, 2006, she was an amazing person.  She fought cancer with dignity! She taught School for 27 years in Kansas City, Missouri.  Cheryl left behind a Husband and two sons.  She was loved by her entire community and has a permanent memorial in a garden at the school where she last taught.  I have always wanted to find a way to honor my sister and keep helping others in the same way she had her entire life. 

I left a very lucrative Insurance Career and went back to school to get my double Masters in Education and Special Education. I am a currently a special education teacher for at-risk students for the St Charles School District in St Charles, Missouri.

One year after Cheryl passed; I had a double mastectomy as a precautionary measure.  I did not have to go through Chemotherapy or radiation treatments, but the doctor said if I hadn't had the surgery when I did, my outcome would not have gone so well.  This pass November I completed my third reconstructive surgery, last month, and have one more to follow.

Because of my surgeries I have never been able to find comfortable bras or swimsuits. Today’s Cancer Survivors are left with little choice.  Post-Surgery Bras look more like medical equipment then something sexy a woman would want to wear.  Support is the only things addressed in the market today.  Women feel like their feminity and sex appeal is lost after breast cancer.  The bulky Sports Bras and surgical bras they are forced to wear only add to this feeling. 

For this reason I started a company to continue to help others further, as my sister Cheryl did when she was alive. Now with the help and support of my husband, we have designed bra's that will still be appealing but more importantly comfortable.

Currently we have 6 exclusive unique styles that address specific needs of women who have had mastectomies.  These bras will help thousands and thousands of women who have been needing this type of product.  My husband and his father have been working in China for more then 35 years, setting up factories and helping business start manufacturing in Asia.  We have an Established Name Brand factory that has helped with our designs and currently have samples of the first two styles.  In the next few weeks we will have samples and pricing of our entire line.

I have started writing a book about my sister’s battle with Cancer and through such a horrible disease she was still able to touch and help children, families and communities.  With these bras in her honor, I can still touch and help people during a horrible time in their lives.  The bras will make them feel sexy, or empower them to keep going!  Like Cheryl did when she was living!

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