Our Stories

Hi, my name is Joelle and I am a Black Friday shopping junkie.  For the past 20 years, I have pre-planned my excursions and it is like my Christmas morning.  I have such fond memories with family and friends (my excitement wasn’t always about the deals I was getting, but the people I was with).   One of my fondest memories was when we were living in Ohio.  My husband and I had some of our siblings visiting from North Dakota for Thanksgiving.  I woke up Thanksgiving morning, walked a mile to the gas station and bought two copies of the...

We are nearing the end of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM). Two years ago, we had no idea that CCAM was celebrated or any connection to childhood cancer. I am Joelle Oliver, co-founder of 2 Of A Kind Earrings, and here is part of our journey with childhood cancer. In the summer of 2018 our family of 6 took a big leap and moved from Minnesota to Indonesia.  My husband was offered a job overseas and we were excited to give our children the opportunity of adventure to a world that was unknown to us.  A month before we were...

Today is the first day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Three years ago, we had no idea that this was a thing. I am Kristy Westrom, co-founder of 2 Of A Kind Earrings, and I have a seven-year-old son who has been fighting T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia since May of 2018. It was a Thursday morning. We had a busy day planned with a doctor’s appointment, going to the gym, meeting friends for lunch, a play date, and swimming lessons. It was a regular well check appointment. I assured Liam that he wouldn’t be getting any shots that day because...