From Cape Coral, Florida, Megan has found a way to steer her worry into a rather creative endeavour. She can relate to other kids who have to live in cop families, and wanted to do something to help them, too.
So it was that when five Dallas officers gave their lives in 2016, Megan came up with the Blue Line Bears idea – one that ensures the families of fallen officers will always have a poignant reminder of the person they lost.
The hand-sewn bears are made out of the officer in question’s uniform, and then delivered by Megan herself to the mourning family.
Megan collects the shirts of fallen officers to make the bears, which include a personalized badge with the person’s last name and number on the tummy.
Talking to CBS, Megan said: “I want them to be able to kind of hold a piece of their loved one again, because the shirts are obviously the most personal part of the job other than the badge itself.”
Thus far, she’s created more than 450 bears and delivered them to 34 different states. What’s more, she’s never asked for a single dime in return: she simply wants to thrive off the feeling of doing what she can to help.
One of her latest deliveries was the largest, sweetest one yet. Watch it play out in the video below:
What a beautiful gesture to make at what must be a terrible time for the affected families.
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