Bachelorette -
Rachelle Friedman – From Tragedy to Triumph
Our
donation from every order that is placed
A bachelorette party is a joyous time for you and your
friends as you play
bachelorette party games, have a party and enjoy the
pre-wedding festivities. For college grad, Rachelle Friedman
of Virginia Beach, what started out as a routine fun
bachelorette party came to a sudden halt when Rachelle was
having fun with her girlfriends and was accidentally pushed
into a shallow area of a pool, fracturing her C6 Vertebrae,
resulting in first having no feeling below her collarbone.
She has the ability to use her upper body, but Doctors say
she will never walk again.
Rachelle and her fiancé, Chris
Chapman (a 7th grade school teacher), are not married yet,
but are still planning on tying the knot. Presently, by
getting married, Rachelle will lose some of her ability to
receive outside support for medical bills. This will not
stop Rachelle and Chris from getting married! Rachelle has
been in intense therapy and continues the healing process.
We are inspired by her in every way as she continues to
strive to get better and not let any challenge slow her
down. In fact, she joined a wheelchair rugby team keeps her
in great shape!
We at Bachelorette Party Fun
have spoken to Rachelle and some of her family members,
letting them know that we are donating some of the proceeds
of each order you place to help out with her medical
expenses, wedding and anything else! Just know that every
time you order with us, we are making a donation in your
behalf! We will be updating you all in Rachelle’s healing.
What she would like you to know is the following.
UPDATE:
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March 20
- 2011 Update: Renovated house!
Revealed live on the today show Feb.
22 George to the rescue is a show in
the north and they did it. Will air
April 2nd
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Got a
loaner van from Braun ability.
They're trying to market to younger
folks so I'm the new young face!
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Competed
in rugby south Atlantic Regional's
in Atlanta and moved on to
sectionals in my hometown of
Virginia Beach. Rugby is over now.
:(
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Looking
into a hand cycle and will start
tennis and self defense classes
soon!
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Rachelle
is now on the Raleigh Sidewinders, a
wheelchair rugby team. She has
traveled to Philly, Charlotte and
soon to Jacksonville and Alabama.
She is working really hard and is
getting pretty good! I am
continuing outpatient rehab and slowly getting stronger
and play on the Raleigh sidewinders rugby team (a
wheelchair rugby team). We won 2nd place out of 10 teams
in Jacksonville!
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On her
site at
http://www.rachellefriedman.com/blog, Rachelle’s mom
stated that Rachelle had her photo shoot with Cosmo
Magazine. She was excited that she was able to get a
spray tan and hair extensions. She looked beautiful as
usual and will be in the April Cosmo issue that will be
out in the stores mid March.
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Check
out more information about Rachelle at the following places:
A
short video from The Today Show where Rachelle and Chris
speak about the bachelorette party accident and what they
are doing now.
Her
website where she offers updates and where you can
donate! Again, we will be offering some proceeds from each
and every order to Rachelle’s wellness to help out with
medical bills, wedding and anything else.
Although we are all about you
having a great time at your bachelorette party, accidents do
happen. With that said, we have created a
bachelorette party safety page which is great to read
prior to your last night out and to email or print out to
the other girls attending the party.
Have a great bachelorette party
and let us know if you have any feedback at
bachelorette@bachelorettepartyfun.com.
