Story of Bridget

At the age of six, Bridget was playing soccer and was kicked between the shinguard and cleat. That’s a very small spot in a six-year-old little girl but we later learned that she fractured her tibia in that spot. The fracture lead to questionable x-rays and within two weeks Bridget was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of bone cancer. Osteosarcoma, a very rare bone cancer would be the diagnosis that Bridget would soon battle. 
 

In order to receive the best care, Bridget and her mom moved from Scottsdale Arizona to Memphis Tennessee. Saint Jude children’s research Hospital would be Bridgets home for the next 10+ months of treatment. 

Bridget underwent 10 rounds of chemotherapy, followed by amputation of her right leg below her knee, followed by another 30 weeks of grueling treatment. Bridget left the hospital free of disease but would leave with many side effects.  A blood clot in her heart, permanent hearing loss, osteoporosis, and two fractured femur’s would be more that Bridget would battle. 

After re-learning to walk 3 times with 7 plus therapies a week, Bridget just celebrated her 9th birthday and is now a fourth grader and starting to run again!

Bridget loves makeup. She’s already a personal make up artist for her Mom and anyone she can get her hands on. Bridget would love to design her own make up palette. She wants to use it as a fundraising tool to support more kids like her at St. Jude‘s. 

Bridget is an equestrian. She loves anything and everything horses. Bridget has a service dog named Reed. The two are inseparable! 

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