The family of a woman named Jaymie Jamison is so intent on making sure you're educated about cervical cancer that they want to put 3,800 pairs of panties on the Purple People Bridge. Which is, in fact, purple and could be called a “people bridge,” what with its pedestrian nature.
Yes, you read us right. The bridge, and the family, are in Cincinnati. And they're adamant about educating you because they lost Jaymie, a beloved mom and daughter, to cervical cancer at age 34.
“At first people kind of looked at us like 'Um, panties across the bridge?' but now they're kind of getting it. And we realize how long the bridge was and we realized it's going to take 3,800 pairs of panties, if you take an average size pair of panties and 3,800 women die each year from cervical cancer in in the United States,” said Cheryl Saylor, Jaymie's mother. So far, hundreds of pairs adorn the popular landmark structure.
Jaymie's daughter Hope, 14, wrote the City of Cincinnati requesting that July 16th be made Jaymie Jamison Day in honor of her mother and their foundation.
“The Jaymie Jamison Day is in honor of my mom and what all we're doing for her and our foundation and stuff and it's really pretty cool,” Hope wrote.
And the city granted her request!
Jaymie's family and doctor want women to know that cervical cancer can be treated if caught in the early stages. So keep up on your annual checkups, ladies! And see your doctor for any irregular bleeding.
Yes, you read us right. The bridge, and the family, are in Cincinnati. And they're adamant about educating you because they lost Jaymie, a beloved mom and daughter, to cervical cancer at age 34.
“At first people kind of looked at us like 'Um, panties across the bridge?' but now they're kind of getting it. And we realize how long the bridge was and we realized it's going to take 3,800 pairs of panties, if you take an average size pair of panties and 3,800 women die each year from cervical cancer in in the United States,” said Cheryl Saylor, Jaymie's mother. So far, hundreds of pairs adorn the popular landmark structure.
Jaymie's daughter Hope, 14, wrote the City of Cincinnati requesting that July 16th be made Jaymie Jamison Day in honor of her mother and their foundation.
“The Jaymie Jamison Day is in honor of my mom and what all we're doing for her and our foundation and stuff and it's really pretty cool,” Hope wrote.
And the city granted her request!
Jaymie's family and doctor want women to know that cervical cancer can be treated if caught in the early stages. So keep up on your annual checkups, ladies! And see your doctor for any irregular bleeding.