Teen helping in the fight against breast cancer with hair scrunchies

Jessica Washburn loved the times she spent with her grandmother who was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago.

She fought it but two years later she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

She lost her battle last year.

Jessica, who is 12 years old said, "I was speechless my grandmother was there for me all of the time."

THE CURE IS IN THREE WEEKSALONG FLAGLER DRIVE INDOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH.

ASTHE COUNTDOWN BEGINS, PEOPLEARE RAISING MONEY IN THE FIGHTAGAINST BREAST CANCER.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS INTRODUCES YOU TO ATEENAGER WHO WANTS TO HELPAFTER THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE."When I was growing up mygrandmother used to have craftsready for me every time Iwould go over there." JESSICAWASHBURN LOVED THE TIMES SHESPENT WITH HER GRANDMOTHER WHOWAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREASTCANCER 7 YEARS AGO... SHEFOUGHT IT... TWO YEARS LATERSHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIANCANCER... AND LOST HER BATTLELAST YEAR.

"I was speechlessmy grandmother was there forme all of the time." IN HERMEMORY, JESSICA CAME UP WITHTHE IDEA TO MAKE HAIRSCRUNCHIES TO SELL... SHEINHERITED HER GRANDMOTHER'SSEWING MACHINE AND GOT TOWORK... SELLING SCRUNCHIES TOSCHOOL FRIENDS.

"And I sawhey, this would be a good ideato make and we can raise moneyfor a breast cancer charity."SHE PLANS TO DONATE THE MONEYTO SUSAN G.

KOMEN FLORIDA."Jessica hopes other teenagerswill also help raise money inthe fight against breastcancer.

And participate inRace For the Cure on January25th in downtown West PalmBeach." "I think it's great.It's good of her.

How manychildren do you find that withink of doing that." "Mygrandmother had the sweetestheart and everything.

I lovedher so much.

And she's justdone all of these amazingthings." TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.THE PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA ISPUTTING BREAST AND CERVICALCANCER AWARENESS FRO