The Pastures’ founder, Bridget Ford Hughes, personally faced the profound challenge of fighting and treating breast cancer. What really struck her during her ordeal was that she was on her own for the most part. In Bridget’s own words:
“I had to make life-or-death medical decisions without all the necessary knowledge or full understanding.
- I had to move through the process largely in denial because there was inadequate spiritual support available to me.
- I was inadequately prepared for the physical grind of my rehabilitation.
- I came to the realization that my emphasis had to shift from thoughts about dying, to a focus about living again.
“As a result of my own experience, I created The Pastures to give women with breast cancer some of the tools they need to survive and thrive through both their diagnosis and throughout their recovery and ultimately their lives.”