Video: “Dear Dragonfly” Letter From Lauren Young

Recently, a Dragonfly mom named Lauren Young wrote a thank you letter to The Dragonfly Foundation… It touched our hearts so much that we asked if she would be willing film a testimonial video for us.  Lauren, working closely with our friends at ChiliDog Pictures (and with the help of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), went the extra mile and recreated her/her family’s experience as Dragonflies.  …

How can you breathe with no air

A Dragonfly Caregiver wrote this about her family’s experience with Dragonfly… in 2014 and today: January 24, 2017: “I wrote this years back when Y was in treatment and I didn’t know what to do or were to turn and I felt so alone even though I had my wonderful husband and mother in law a very few family members …

Frankie’s Story

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 …

And this is JUST about our patient/family events!

Following is a post written by a Dragonfly mom who shared information about our upcoming Dragonfly Grand Gala with her friends on Facebook: “This charity organization is AMAZING. They give tickets to families (with a child fighting cancer or “Dragonfly”) for local events. When your child is immunosuppressed they cannot be in large crowds of people. (Even more so in …

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“…it made him so happy.”

Please donate what you can to Dragonfly, whether it is to be used at the hospital, at the Landing, or at our patients’ homes. “My son, C, came to (“The Landing”, Dragonfly’s patient/family space) a couple of months ago. he cried going in because he didnt want to. then he cried leaving because he wanted to stay. during his very …

Quotes & Stories from Families

“I don’t know what we would have done without all the tangible encouragement we were given from [Dragonfly] during our journey… They remember the forgotten ….which includes us parents who know more than we want to about what childhood cancer entails….. They remember the families … The siblings….And they help the children still be children… “I’m still me” is the …

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“Ria, I just want you to know, I am having a rough day at work today so at lunch I jumped on to TDF site and the comfort was almost instant. Keep up the good work and know I care about the kiddos and hoping our foundation can be a blessing to families as well.=l=” — A Dragonfly Mom “Thank …