Love

While the patient is suffering, so are siblings/offspring and parents/spouses

The Dragonfly Foundation is a family that cares about the ENTIRE family. When a patient is going through treatment, it isn’t uncommon for those who are closest to them to wonder, “When am I going to get cancer?” or “When is my mom/dad going to get cancer.’ We recognize that the stress on the family, emotionally and financially, is monumental. …

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Quotes and Stories

“L’s welcome box arrived today and I have to thank you for the bottom of my heart. Everything in there is so perfect for him. And you had me in tears when I realized that you included some things for his sister as well. I have felt so bad for her because everyone has been so focused on L that …

New Diagnosis/Extended Stay Care Package

Our New Diagnosis Care Bag Was A “Life Saver”

Another thank you note: “Hello! “My daughter, A, became a dragonfly this year. We traveled to Cincinnati from Toledo and honestly had no idea what we were getting into when we came down. After sitting at home for over a week with our doctors doing nothing, we just wanted to get there and literally threw some stuff in a bag …

The Landing

NKY chamber to honor Emerging 30

FT. MITCHELL, – The Northern Kentucky Chamber will recognize the region’s top growing small businesses at the 12th annual “Emerging 30” cocktail reception. “Emerging 30” is comprised of local businesses making a significant economic impact on the community based on annual revenue growth. Winners receive public acknowledgement of their achievements and are encouraged to offer their guidance and advice to …

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Sorority carves out time for philanthropic pumpkin fest

Source: http://www.newsrecord.org/college_living/sorority-carves-out-time-for-philanthropic-pumpkin-fest/article_c9ce8f4c-57fd-11e4-9048-001a4bcf6878.html Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:07 pm Emily Begley | College Life Editor | 0 comments Members of Theta Phi Alpha walked across McMicken Commons with their heads down Sunday afternoon, bracing themselves against the possibility of being hit in the face with a pie. Sunday marked the sorority’s second-annual Pumpkin Fest, a philanthropic event that allows Greek life …

Dragonfly Patient/Family Event at Hall-ZOO-een

CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW The Dragonfly Foundation brings comfort and joy to kids and young adults enduring cancer and bone marrow transplants. Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to invite our Dragonfly Families to attend Hall-ZOO-een at the Cincinnati Zoo. There, they were able to enjoy trick-or-treat stations, several animal encounters, food, gifts and discounts at the …

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We are a community, a family, unlike any other

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 …