Bonnie Brid Swansbrough, on Facebook, July 27, 2016, wrote:
Greetings from Mistress Brid of the Shire of Nahrun. This is important or I would not have interrupted our busy time of year.

I wish to thank you all for becoming my SCA family. As part of my family, I felt it important to let you know what is going on with my life now. I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Because of this I will no longer be attending events, meetings, or other activities. For those who know me I felt it was important to update you since I have already been missing activities. Thank you for your friendship and welcoming me into this kingdom.

Dear friends you have done me the great honor of a stag, a pelican, and an augmentation of arms and I have made friends throughout the kingdom so I wanted you to know from me directly that I will miss you all and regret not talking to you individually.

Be as loving to the next out of kingdom as you have been to me. You have won my heart.

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