From a Dragonfly Mom: “I wanted to thank you all for the joy you’ve brought us! “A” will be going home from Cincinnati Children’s to hospice care today. He will have good days and bad days. As I sat with hospice to discuss the beauty of transitioning from this earthy life to the next stage of life, “A” joyfully played …
“I just wanted to drop a note to say I received your gifts in the mail today. Brandon and I were a part of the group for such a short time, I appreciate all the wonderful things you do for the kids and parents too. Brandon was in the hospital for all of his last months here on earth so …
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 …
2,548 days… We lost one today that was 2,548 days old… 6 years, 11 months, and 22 days old… Him, plus those that are +/- that age make days like this so incredibly, profoundly sad… our 64th.
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 …
Summary: A thank you note to CBTS/Dragonfly/Reds for the day at the Great American Ball Park (The author of the note, a Dragonfly mom, also describes what it is like to have a child with cancer.) Family forgoes Christmas gifts and instead makes donation to The Dragonfly Foundation A patient says that “You Are The Best Medicine” It’s amazing what …
From the uncle of a Dragonfly: “When I saw a dragonfly in the past, it was just a pesky insect I’d see flying around a swimming pool. Now when I see a dragonfly, I feel a tug on my heart. When my sister first signed M up for the Dragonfly Foundation, I never realized what it would do for my …
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We currently have more than 5,511 FB Likes and a total reach in excess of 34,000… but of all the people who have posted in the last 24 hours, here are two of my favorites: “Happy Birthday! Thank you! For starting this organization, for putting in countless hours, for crying with the parents when we receive bad news, for reaching …
