When Cindy Hock-Lauwersmother passed awaynearly two decades ago, the designer memorialized her in a jewelry collection.
The collection really helped heal some of our broken hearts, Hock-Lauwers says.
But it was Addantes daughter, Ferenciak, who inspired the collection, Hock-Lauwers says.
Courtesy of Shimmer by Cindy
Each year, Hock-Lauwers designs a limited-edition jewelry collection and then donates 100 percent of the proceeds.
(She also has Shimmer for the Cure collections dedicated tobreast canceranddiabetesawareness.)
Hock-Lauwers seized the opportunity.
Liz Ferenciak in the Shimmer for a Cure MBC Collection.
We were bothdaughters who had lost their mothers, Hock-Lauwers says.
And we were both looking to keep their legacies alive.
ThePear Band Ring, $38, another ring from the collection.
ThePear Band Ring, $38, another ring from the collection.
She was an adventurer, Hock-Lauwers says.
Even through all her treatments and all her illness, she would be going places and doing things.
She truly was the epitome of living life to the fullest.
Art Deco Chain Bracelet, $44.
Addante was a nurse and later worked as a nursing professor at Rockford University, in Illinois.
She had a very caring nature, says Ferenciak.
She also had an artistic side: She played piano at home and organ at church.
Bar Necklace, $34.
Addante wasdiagnosed with breast cancerin 2018.
She was aggressive in seeking treatments, Ferenciak says.
I had such hope that Nola was going to respond to the treatments, Hock-Lauwers says.
Pear Tennis Bracelet, $55.
She had such a will to fight.
Addante died on July 2, 2022.
She was 59 years old.
Its quiet without her.
Through Metavivor, Ferenciak has connected with others who have loved ones battling metastatic breast cancer.
Recently, she attended a Metavivor event where she represented theShimmer by Cindy MBC Collection.
As people perused the jewelry display, they also shared their stories with her.
The jewelry brings hope to these people, she says.
Art Deco Chain Bracelet, $44.
Bar Necklace, $34.
Pear Tennis Bracelet, $55.
Its so important to do that for people you love.
Whatever it is, find a way to do something you think they will look down on and appreciate.
Jillian Krameris a journalist who writes about health, wellness, science, and adventure.
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