From a Dragonfly Mom: “I was talking about Dragonfly today and someone told me how lucky we were to be part of Dragonfly and how they wish they could join. I had to explain that in order to be a Dragonfly, your kid had to have cancer so it would be lucky to NOT be eligible for Dragonfly. However, if …
A note from a Dragonfly volunteer who greeted Kings Island visitors for us on Saturday (still have openings in August!): “I had a wonderful time volunteering today for KI Kicks Cancer! The staff was very welcoming and helpful with getting us set up, and guiding us on what to do. I was able to make genuine connections with a lot …
From a Dragonfly Mom (see picture): “Thank you for letting him be a Dragonfly instead of just a child with cancer and alone.” This post is special to us because of her quote, but also because this Dragonfly mom’s SISTER-IN-LAW knows that her nephew identifies himself as “a Dragonfly.” She must believe very strongly that we have made a difference …
A big THANK YOU to Kings Island and all their staff for a fantastic first day of the Kings Island Kicks Cancer event! If you are in the area please come say hello, buy a soccer ball, and maybe win the Honda Fit! Kicks Cancer is a new park initiative at Kings Island that is focused on raising awareness and …
Oh, the life of a Dragonfly mom: “My daughter starts kindergarten and they now know about mychart at her school. I gave them stacks of paper! Funny how schools give one tiny line for hospitalizations. Seriously, here’s 4 pages of admissions.”
From a Dragonfly Mom: “On vacation in Illinois we went to Japanese garden and walking through the garden looking at the small waterfall guess what lands in front of us on a beautiful tree branch. A small beautiful dark purple dragonfly. Of course I thought if all of you. Thank you for looking out for us and our dragonfly where …
We love how our logo has become a real symbol of comfort, especially in the darkest times. The photographs are screenshots of posts made by two of our families who lost their Dragonflies. Our youngest daughter A had HEHE and passed away in January. We were recently in Oklahoma and had another service for family who could not attend the …
A Dragonfly Mom’s FB Post (Reprinted with permission): “The conversation with my 2 year old when I put her to bed tonight… Me: “go to bed like a good girl so we can go to Coney Island soon!” Lucy: “daddy go too?” Me: “yes” Lucy: “daddy’s boo-boo all better?!” Me: “not yet, but soon!” Lucy: “my giraffey has cancer too” …
“1) I am thankful for my family always being there for me. 2) I am thankful for our Dragonfly family for putting a smile on my daughter’s face for everything you do for us. 3) Thankful for having a job to support my family. As we all know how the mortgage market can be…”
Our New Diagnosis/Extended Stay Care Packages come in big blue bags. (Pictured) One of our mom’s posted this note on Facebook after picking up her son from Camp Joy’s camp for cancer patients. “I had to laugh when I picked N up at camp….I saw so many of the Blue Dragonfly bags sitting out stuffed full of kids laundry and …
