“Today I donated blood at the mobile unit parked outside my work building. I had never given blood before, so I was a tad bit nervous in doing so. As I laid back in the chair and looked out the window, I saw three dragonflies flying around. I kind of chuckled to myself and felt at ease. I figured, if …
We have many young Dragonfly patients in the hospital right now whose parents can’t visit them because they can’t afford the gas back and forth from the hospital to work/home. I can’t imagine what it’s like to know that your child has to be an inpatient without you, or worse to be a child or teen without anyone at your …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “When my son T was diagnosed, we went from a seemingly healthy little boy to a baby in the PICU after a major surgery in a matter of 48 hours. When we were moved to the hem/onc floor, I met other families in passing, but T was so sick and experienced so many complications that we …
We have 5 years of stories…here’s one from this family: “K was having trouble with coordination, falling often, hand writing, and having headaches in the mornings. We finally took her to her pediatrician, who didn’t seem too concerned but referred us to see a neurologist, who then send us for an MRI at Children’s Hospital the next day. We had …
From a Dragonfly Mom (reprinted with permission): “Have just had my heart ripped out of my chest and torn into sheds when a group of children just treated my cancer child like a monster and ran away from him up the stairs leaving him all alone in the playroom and when my son came to me crying for a friend …
From a Dragonfly Dad: “Wow! Just visited Dragonfly’s headquarters for the first time. You talk about an awesome place for the dragonflies to go and escape for a while. Felt so welcomed!!!! What a great thing you are doing…!” For more information about The Landing, click here.
From A Dragonfly Mom Who Moved With Her Family From South Africa To Los Angeles (For 3 Years) And Then To Cincinnati To Get Treatment For Her Son: “I want to thank you so much for adding our family to the Dragonfly Foundation. We feel so blessed to be a part of this amazing Organization. We were living in Los …
Had new Dragonflies visit The Landing today (The Landing is our patient/family space)… Within seconds, the little boy found our “Giving Tree,” where kids can pick toys and books* (see footnote) without any parental intervention. With a big grin, he said, “Can I see your trains?” I said, “Wow, this is great, he already knows we have tons of trains!” …
We deliver gifts to the hospitals almost daily during the week… From a Dragonfly mom: “Thank you Dragonfly Foundation! We have had a rough few weeks and a surprise was just dropped off for us at the hospital! Thank you for brightening my Dragonfly’s day!” And another: “A dragonfly landed on our stressed out family today! Thank you so much!”
