Sisters
The Live Sincerely Project is our labor of love. We are Jessica, Vanessa and Christina. We are sisters.
One day, we brainstormed for 5 hours to come up with a motto for our business (together we are also Blustery Day Design) that summed up the way we felt not only about graphic design, but also about life. We ended up with “Live Sincerely.”
Cancer
In 2006 middle sister Vanessa began her journey with breast cancer. She later adopted “Live Sincerely” as her personal motto, even tattooing it with a pink peony on her ankle in an unexpected but awesome move. Keep up with Vanessa’s story and updates.
Facing death bravely….
Now to the present – Vanessa is dying of stage IV advanced breast cancer. Not for a while yet {we shout at the heavens!}, but with the cancer having metastasized to her lymph nodes, bones, lungs, brain lining and brain, Vanessa every day is living with this staring her in the face.
Jessica and Christina are dying as well, and so are you. Unlike Vanessa, we might not know what from or when, but the fact remains that our time on this big blue planet is not forever. Life is crazy hard and crazy wonderful. We ALL have a finite amount of time in which we get to enjoy all it has to offer.
…Living life sincerely
We’ve dedicated this project to exploring what it really means to live sincerely, and how we can fully do so. This is us learning, growing and sharing our struggles and successes towards living our best, fullest, most authentic lives.
We warmly invite you to be a part of this journey. No one can go it alone. We would love for us all to help each other embrace this big overwhelming topic with open arms and hearts and minds.
Our vision for the project is to support a living community that engages in dialogue and creative, thoughtful projects that explore this life we share.
Join the movement. Live sincerely.
You can contact us (Jessica/Vanessa/Christina) by sending an email to: thelivesincerelyproject -AT- gmail.com
I’m in. Love you, V!
As you know, The Taffy Box carries the Live Sincerely bracelet and donates all proceeds to the SCAR project D.C. currently. If you would like another organization named after the DC project, please simply let me know! :) Bracelets can be ordered here: http://thetaffybox.com/Live-Sincerely-Pewter-Slider-Bracelet-60.htm As a breast cancer survivor myself, I fully support the motto to “”Live Sincerely” and you have inspired me to do the same each and every day! You are always in my prayers, Vanessa!
Hello Jessica, Vanessa and Christina,
This is an amazing project! My sorority little sister passed away from osteosarcoma a year ago, and I took on the same attitude. I would love to invite you to the kick-off luncheon for this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk. It is Sept. 5 at 11:30 A.M. at the Clyde’s in Gallery Place/ Chinatown. If you’d like to receive an invitation feel free to email me or call 301 982 2132. I hope to talk with you soon!
Thank you,
Carrie Cowsert
Vanessa, hi, I saw your site when a friend posted it on Facebook, I’m so sorry you have to face this horrible disease at such an incredibly young age. Please know your story and site touched my heart, my mother recently passed of stomach cancer, and we only had 3 months with her from the time of diagnosis to her passing. You are a lovely person and you have a beautiful story, I hope that even though you have this disease in your body, that today is a good day. And bless you, your sisters and your family, you are all lovely people and I wish you all beautiful days in this crazy, sometimes beautiful, sometimes incredibly cruel thing called life.
A friend and I were blessed to meet Vanessa at the Riviera Miaya Del Mar, Mexico this past week. She helped to remind us that the days can be limited. Smile for what you have, fill your life with joy as she is doing the things she really enjoys. My heart breaks for Vanessa as the big “C” has struck such a young beatiful gal. Here’s to you Vanessa may your days, weeks and hopefully years be filled with overwhelming amounts of happiness and least amount of pain. I support you and your journey of life! Bless you and your support system Vanessa!
Take Care,
Katrina Boliard
Nokomis, IL
I feel privileged to join in The Live Sincerely movement. Thanks for sharing this powerful message with the world!
My friend, Christy contacted me about your project. I was happy to “meet you” online and participate, but wish it was under better circumstances! I quit my job in Korea two months ago and I’m making my way back to Kentucky- the long way- (around the world). Trying everyday to live sincerely and meet and share with people around the world!
Take Care, very warm wishes to all three of you!
Liz
I,too, have advanced breast cancer and words just cannot expressed how much V and your family sharing your journeys have touched me so deeply and helped me so. I read all of V’s journey in one day as I just came across it recently. Ever since then, I think of Vanessa each and every day, and every day I continue to pray that she is not in terrible pain and that her happy spirits are continuing…. I’m very grateful and so proud of all of you!
I would love to have just a lil update on how V and all of your special family doing today? I love V#1 through V# to infinity – forever an angel… Thank you for all you do for everyone.