Bride With Cancer Dies Days After Her Wedding This is So Heartbreaking

Friends and fami

ly are mourning a Maine woman who had cancer who died shortly after marrying her fiancé. 

Brittney Ross Brewer was diagnosed almost a year ago with small cell cervical cancer. She planned to wed her fiancé, Jared Brewer, on February 27. But when doctors were unsure if she would survive until then, the couple moved up the date to Valentine's Day. In the days and weeks leading up to her wedding, her community reached out to support her. Friends and family started a GoFundMe to help pay for her medical expenses. Workers in the Portland police and fire departments even donated their sick days to allow her to have more time off. Via WCSH:

Brittney was working as a police dispatcher when she was diagnosed. The HR department opened a sick bank for her. Within three days, people on the police and fire departments had donated enough of their sick days to her that she could continue to get paid for a year and a half. The Corrections Department, where Jared is on the tactic team, has been equally supportive, allowing Jared time to take care of the love of his life. Another member of the tactical team made T-shirts, which they are selling as a fundraiser for the couple.

As her health deteriorated, Brewer fought to make it to her wedding day. Brewer married her longtime love on Valentine's Day in an official ceremony at the chapel of the Maine Medical Center where she was being treated. But the happy couple still managed to have a big wedding bash and reception on February 27, as they originally planned. Wearing a white gown and cowboy boots, Brewer celebrated with almost 200 wedding guests.

On her blog, just two days after her Valentine's Day nuptials, Brewer expressed gratitude for having the chance to marry her "best friend." 

My body is deteriorating and allowing this cancer to spread like wildfire so quickly. None of this slow growing stuff. It's kicked into full gear! Now I need a big miracle. However, I still feel like there is one out there for me. I don't think God has given up on me yet. 

On Sunday, a few days after the wedding reception and party, Brewer passed away. She was just 28 years old. After she died, her sister left an emotional message to supporters on her Facebook page.

"She still wanted to have a big party to celebrate life and see everybody for probably the last time, unfortunately," her husband told People after she died. 

In one of her last blog entries, dedicated to the couple's love story, Brewer wrote "The cancer only opened our eyes to how short life can be and how we shouldn't waste any moments. So we decided not to."

Dad Completely Shuts Down Men Who Harassed His Daughter on Twitter (Tear Jerker)

Curt Schilling, a pitcher who played for several Major League Baseball teams over the course of an 18-year career, posted the below tweet February 25 congratulating his daughter Gabby on her college acceptance for next year: 

Because this is the Internet and we can't have nice things, Twitter trolls immediately started hounding him with sexually explicit and vulgar comments about Gabby (pictured above playing softball with her dad). 

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Schilling proceeded to single out accounts that were particularly awful and share their Internet-accessible information for all the world to read on his blog:

"The Sports Guru"? Ya he's a DJ named Adam Nagel (DJ is a bit strong since he's on the air for 1 hour a week) on Brookdale Student Radio at Brookdale Community College. How do you think that place feels about this stud representing their school? You don't think this isn't going to be a nice compilation that will show up every single time this idiot is googled the rest of his life? What happens when a potential woman he's after googles and reads this?
The other clown? He's VP of the Theta Xi fraternity at Montclair State University. I gotta believe if Theta Xi is cool with a VP of one of their chapters acting like this I'd prefer to have no one I know in it. Also, does anyone attending Montclair State University have a student handbook? If so can you pass it along because I am pretty sure there are about 90 violations in this idiots tweets.

Deadspin reports that @Nagels_Bagels has been suspended from Twitter and that Brookdale Community college has suspended him. @primetime227's Twitter account is also shut down, according to Deadspin.

Schilling continues to update his blog, but says that for now, he is done calling out trolls because the Twitter hatred is all the same. He's now posted this tear-jerking message to his daughter: 

Gabby I know you're likely embarrassed and for that I apologize. But as we have talked about, there is no situation ever in your life, where it's ok for any "man" to talk about you, or any other woman this way (and truth be told no real man would ever talk this way anyway) ... I need you to leave this home with when you head to college is the knowledge that I love you more than life itself and there is NOTHING I would not do to protect you.

The response?

Awww. Mazel tov to Gabby on her accomplishment and watch the fuck out to anyone who tries to mess with her in college next year. 

10 Things His Penis Is Trying To Tell You

1. That he's done with sex for the night. Did you just have sex? Is it lying there, draped between his legs, passed out from exhaustion? Are you unable to rouse it from its slumber? Give it time to recharge. Refractory periods are standard, and most men need between 15 minutes to half an hour before they can go again.

2. That he had a bad day at work. Is it not working as advertised? Maybe it won't get hard or ejaculate. It might have had a bad day at work. Maybe his boss yelled at him (at your boyfriend, not directly at your boyfriend's penis ... that would be weird). But according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, stress is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction among younger men.

3. That he totally wants to bone right now. Is it hard? He's ready to go. Unless....

4. That he really, really has to go to the bathroom. The only other reason it's hard is because its full of pee. Well, not literally. His bladder is full of pee, his penis is just maintaing an erection as a way to seal off all the urine. Like a penis dam.

5. That he had way too many tequila shots before he came over. Maybe it's not stressed. He could just have had a little too much to drink.

6. That it's way too hot in your room. Are his balls like a weird, fleshy pendulum, hanging extra low? That's the penis equivalent of a dog panting. Studies of temperature effects on the testes have long been documented, because balls are weird.

7. That you should exercise caution. Are there any marks or bumps on it you don't recognize? Ask him (politely!) about it and cover it with a condom (as you always do, right?) before you touch. It could be a sign of an STD.

8. That you need to turn up the thermostat. Is it small and cute and snuggling up next to the balls? That's because the room is way too cold. Testicles manage their temperature so they can keep sperm healthy, and penises close off their blood vessels and shrink when it's cold, so if his balls and penis appear to be spooning, get him another blanket.

9. That he just went to the gym. Crotch sweat is the worst. That's because we've got tons of sweat glands down there, so things can get swampy in a hurry.

10. That he's circumcised. Is it wearing a turtleneck made of skin? No? Then he's circumcised

Source:

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a37259/things-his-penis-is-trying-to-tell-you/

7 Scientific Reasons Why Sleeping Naked Is Really Good For You

You’ll get way better sleep.

According to The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, your body temperature naturally declines as a part of your Circadian Rhythm as you sleep deeply.

Wearing pajamas could disrupt this natural drop in temperature and, as a result, disrupt your body’s sleep cycle.

Disruption in the natural decline of body temperature is also directly linked to insomnia. If you can’t cool down, you’re going to sleep like sh*t.

By skipping the drawstring PJs, you’re really just helping your overall sleep improve. That’s just science.

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You can air out your lady parts.

Jennifer Landa, MD, author of The Sex Drive Solution for Women says sleeping naked is healthy for your downstairs lady bits.

Because your vagina has a climate similar to a tropical rainforest, it can be a breeding ground for bacteria and yeast.

By ditching underwear and pajamas, you allow your vagina the much needed aeration it requires to stay dry and healthy. And, as we all know, a healthy vagina is a happy one.

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You’ll feel sexier.

Sleeping naked is plain old sexy. When you’re with your new boyfriend, there’s nothing nicer than waking up in buff, ready and eager for morning sex.

Waking up without pajamas in the way automatically puts you in a sexy state of mind.

Since you’ll be starting the first few minutes of your day slipping your naked body alongside your partner’s, you can bet your naked butt, you’ll feel a whole lot more confident.

It also means you’re comfortable enough with yourself to let it all hang out (figuratively speaking… I think). A more confident you is a more beautiful you — and not just to yourself, but also to others.

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You’ll reduce your belly size.

If you opt for sleeping in the buff, you could reduce the fat around your belly and even lower your cholesterol.

According to the Huffington Post, your body cools down at night, increasing your growth hormones while simultaneously decreasing your levels of cortisol, which will result in “healthy sleep patterns.”

The perfect night’s sleep would be comprised of two cycles: the first has your body recuperating with lower cortisol levels and the second sees your body working to increase these levels in preparation for the next day so that you might have energy when you wake up.

If your sleep is interrupted (e.g. because of your uncomfortable pajamas), your body will naturally produce more cortisol than usual; the excess, in turn, is known to catalyze your appetite.

Say goodbye to your diet and hello to that sleeve of cookies!

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Get ready for a lot more sex.

If you sleep naked, you’re going to have more sex. It’s just logical. According to Dr. Landa:

Sleeping naked encourages sex and sexier relationships are happier relationships.

I couldn’t agree more! I mean, think about it, if you’re naked already, don’t you think your chances of getting in a hump session would drastically improve?

And, naturally, with more sex, you and your partner’s intimacy will only increase — especially when the hormone Oxytocin is introduced into the situation.

Oxytocin, as the Huffington Post notes, reduces stress levels, lowers your risk of depression and leads to a load of other health benefits that might seem completely unrelated to you and your partner naked spooning. Who knew being naked could “reduce intestinal inflammation”?

If you have no clothing barriers, what barricade do you even have?

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You won’t have to take a shower in the morning.

If there’s one thing girls hate to do, it’s shower. And if there’s one thing a human person hates, it’s showering first thing in the morning, as it forces you to wake up a full 20 to 30 minutes earlier.

But if you don’t wear pajamas, you’ll stay cool throughout the night, drastically increasing the likeliness of a good hair day the following morning.

If you get too hot in your sleep, you’re going to sweat… and if you sweat, your hair is going to look greasy. And greasy only looks good on food.

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It’s just easier.

When it comes to #TeamBed, we’re all just trying to get up in those comfy pillows and blankets as quickly as we possibly can.

Putting on pajamas inherently means more work: You have to take off your clothes, pick out your jammies, and then put them on.

That might seem like a lazy thing to say, but sometimes the closet (or the kitchen, or the bathroom) is just too far away.

After #thestruggle of a 9-to-5 workday, I’m not looking to do anything to make me wait for sleep. Nada.

Source:

http://elitedaily.com/life/sleeping-naked-scientifically-good-for-you/949371/