Un video publicado en Facebook por Bousquet mostró el detalle que tuvo su marido mientras esperaba el ingresar a su última sesión de quimioterapia.
Alissa se sorprendió al recibir una caja de rosas, segundos después recibió más flores que fueron llevadas por familiares y amigos cercanos.
Bousquet escribió en la publicación: “Hoy es la última quimioterapia de mi esposa. Ella es increíble, tiene una actitud muy positiva, pero hoy quise hacer algo especial para ella en conjunto con la familia y amigos”.
Según la publicación cada rosa costó US$10 y con ayuda de varios familiares lograron juntar más de 500 rosas.
El propósito principal de las más de 500 rosas entregadas fue juntar más de US$4 mil para ser donados a Susan G. Komen, una asociación que se dedica a la investigación del cáncer de mama.
La historia de Alissa se viralizó en las redes sociales, el video ha sido reproducido por más de 41 mil usuarios en la red antes mencionada.
Today is my wife’s last chemotherapy treatment. She has amazed me with her strength, courage, and positive attitude through it all. She still has a few surgeries ahead of her but completing chemotherapy is huge milestone in her journey. I wanted to do something special during this last treatment to celebrate the end of her chemo and to show her the tremendous love and support she has from her friends and family. I also wanted to honor her fight against cancer by providing a donation in her name towards breast cancer research. To accomplish this I secretly sent a text to several of Alissa’s friends and family. I asked them to help me surprise her by showering her in roses during her last treatment. I arranged for our local flower shop to take the orders. Each rose was purchased for $10.00 with all of the proceeds being donated to Susan G. Komen towards breast cancer research. I was amazed when the orders started rolling in! We quickly reached 100 roses, then 300 roses, then 400. When we reached 500 roses I told the flower shop to stop ordering roses and let all the remaining orders go entirely to the Susan G. Komen donation. Together over 170 families wanted to purchase roses and we ended up raising over $4500 for breast cancer research. The flower shop placed the roses in 36 vases and then put them in 6 small wicker baskets. Alissa’s two teen aged daughters and four close friends (AKA Alissa’s Crew) made the delivery. After presenting the rose baskets to my wife we shared them with the other cancer patients receiving treatment today as a gift from our family. The joy of sharing these roses with the other cancer patients was one of my favorite parts. Many had tears as they read the card I wrote for them. Thanks so much for all the support from our friends and family!
Posted by Brad Bousquet on Thursday, 23 June 2016
