‘I choose happiness’: West Palm Beach’s Jodian Francois finding peace by helping others

“I am alive and well; I won’t complain,” says Jodian Francois when she picks up the phone and you ask how she is.

The motto is a reminder of the peace Francois, 34, has chosen as she continues to heal from the trauma of losing a child when five months pregnant.

It’s a journey she wants to share with others, leading Francois to commit herself to acting on her dream of a foundation.

Thus, the Briella Legacy Foundation found its wings, and you can see it in its logo, illustrated by Francois’ baby blue butterfly wings lifting the silhouette of a baby to represent the memory of BriĆ©lla Faith Francois.

Foundation would help Palm Beach County women coping after the loss of a child

The foundation, for which she is now laying plans for raising money, aims to help support women who have experienced the loss of a child during or after pregnancy by offering counseling resources, educational tools, and connections to other mothers.

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