Bravery Hearts
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242 Brooke Ave. Toronto, Ontario M5M 2K8When a child begins their difficult journey with cancer, they are given a necklace with their name on it. As they undergo difficult treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, they receive special plastic or wooden beads, called Bravery!
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Description
Bravery Hearts was founded by Corinne Bloom and Darren Enkin in 2002. Corinne and Darren were told about the bead collecting program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto and wanted to start a fundraiser to support it.
Corinne designed a beautiful necklace featuring a handmade glass heart pendant to be sold to raise funds for the bead collecting program. The necklaces were named Bravery Heart Necklaces and that is how the "Bravery Hearts" brand was created.
Bravery Hearts now has a growing list of children's hospitals that are benefiting from the sales of the now many Bravery Heart items that are sold on our website.
When a child begins their difficult journey with cancer, they are given a necklace with their name on it. As they undergo difficult treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, they receive special plastic or wooden beads, called Bravery Heart Beads, to commemorate these milestones.
For example, if they receive chemotherapy, they are awarded a multi-colored bead. If they have a lumbar puncture, they get a fuchsia bead (see enclosed bead legend). The children wear their beads proudly as necklaces or wristbands, or attached to toys, IV poles and sometimes parents.
The necklaces document and honor the experience of their cancer treatments, enabling the children to tell their unique story in a tangible, visual way. They become precious keepsakes that are viewed as medals or badges of courage. There is simply no easy way to describe the symbolic nature and power of the Bravery Hearts Bead program.
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