My name is Dawn Baker. This story is about my son Frankie, our family’s journey with cancer, and how The Dragonfly Foundation has been a light for us during a very dark time. Before Frankie was even born, he was diagnosed with some kind of mass in his chest. It wasn’t long after he came into this world that doctors …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “It’s childhood cancer awareness and I wanted to take a chance to hit on an area sometimes overlooked and that’s the siblings. This photo was the day Luke and Joel met. Because Joel was born during flu season and with restrictions in the NICU, they didn’t even meet until Joel was 3 months old! We truly …
One of our Dragonfly mom’s posted a note online that echoed the hurt, the frustration and sense of isolation that many of our families experience when their young patient goes through treatment. With her permission, we are posting it here in the hope that it may provide insight for friends, family and others that know a family affected by a …
On a recent news story, there was a report of an elderly man in Texas undergoing cancer treatment. Before his diagnosis, he took his dogs for a walk every day, but because of the exhaustion he felt from chemotherapy, he couldn’t walk very far. Seeing his struggle, more than twenty of his neighbors placed lawn chairs in their front yards …
A note from a Dragonfly Mom: “Our family is in town from New Orleans for K’s check up appts and we FINALLY got the chance to stop by The Landing yesterday! I just want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of all dragonfly parents and caregivers for being true comfort and joy in …
