Reprinted with permission from the Dragonfly mom that wrote this post on our private Facebook page for our Dragonflies. “My favorite (thing people say) is, “You are so lucky this happened when J was a baby so he’ll never remember it.” First, I don’t put the word ‘lucky” into the same sentence that states my child has cancer. Second, he …
As horrific as treatment is for kids, it is also just as bad for young adults and adults. Beyond the physical challenges they must endure, there is isolation, loss, and the devastation of knowing they are missing out on everything. Before age 30, they probably have not met the love of their life, built a nest egg to fall back …
One of our Dragonflies had a birthday party at her home. As any young girl would, she invited her besties. These best friends were all friends she met through Dragonfly, other kids who had endured cancer and bone marrow transplants. With an average of 5 patient/family events A WEEK, our 6,000 sq. ft. patient/family space (“The Landing“) and their hospitalizations, …
Our families are all part of “The Dragonfly Family.” They have come to us because they or an immediate family member, birth to age 30, is/was enduring cancer or a bone marrow transplant. When they registered with us, they thought they were registering with a “non-profit.” They didn’t expect to become part of a FAMILY.
We love it when kids help our kids… we are always so honored when our Dragonflies want to help other Dragonflies. Miss Maya is one such Dragonfly. She is a very talented painter whose work has graced both ceramic and canvas. She also is incredibly adorable…. <3
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Thanks to the Landing volunteers today for letting us hang out for a bit between appointments! Great to know there is a place where we can hang out and not worry about counts for awhile.” [soliloquy id=”1694″]
A Facebook message to Dragonfly from a sister of a Dragonfly patient: “i wanted to give a shout out to the dragonfly foundation once again for helping my family when they were in the time of need. when my sister had leukemia. my hole family didnt know what to do. i was scared because she was so little and i …
One of our Dragonfly Caregivers posted: We love that our families (including patients, their siblings/offspring and parents/caregivers) identify and refer to themselves as “Dragonflies.”
Funny story about tonight’s Theta Phi Alpha Bowl in Cincinnati. When my husband and I (Ria) arrived at Western Bowl for tonight’s fundraiser, we thought we got the date wrong! There were supposed to LOTS of people attending the event, but there were only a few cars in the parking lot. As I rechecked my smart phone (never without it!), …
From Ria/Christine: Besides our normal projects, in the last two weeks, we have helped a family with no insurance get crutches (yes, crutches), helped a now single mom get a job that doubled her salary and hours, helped a newly relocated family get a mortgage (huge thanks to Donna Thorman at Peoples First Savings Bank for going to the hospital …
