From a Dragonfly Mom: “I have no family here and I could have never made it through without this support system. And I’m not a support group kinda girl!…somewhere the thing that isn’t immediately obvious is not just the care and support you provide the patients. It’s the support system you create for the families. (I’m crying) We are all …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Nothing in this world hurts more to a parent then seeing your child in pain. Any type of pain… Hurt bones, hurt feelings or broken heart..it doesn’t matter. The need to fix it but, knowing you can’t… might be the next biggest thing to seeing your hurt child. They have to grow up so fast because …
One of our Dragonfly mommies, did this with the Dragonfly t-shirts her daughter had outgrown… 1) She considers our shirts keepsakes 2) Her daughter will continue to find comfort from them 3) She purposefully found a place to make these bears for her daughter. Love this. A Lot. (Crying a little… )
“My husband and I arrived at Cincinnati Children’s on October 6th. We were admitted straight from the CT department at our local hospital more than 2 hours away. We had nothing packed. Our main concern was our daughter, who has a mass on her liver. We were admitted and quickly had to think about essentials for our stay. God bless …
Quotes from Dragonfly Families: “I have no family here and I could have never made it through without this support system. And I’m not a support group kinda girl!…somewhere the thing that isn’t immediately obvious is not just the care and support you provide the patients. It’s the support system you create for the families. (I’m crying) We are all …
On January 25th, Dragonfly held an intimate reception at Tony’s Steaks & Seafood in Cincinnati. The event was sponsored by Tony’s and attended by Dragonfly supporters, board members and staff. The highlight of the event was a Dragonfly Family who spoke about how The Dragonfly Foundation impacted their treatment and recovery experience. Jordan, a Dragonfly patient, and his mom Tess …
Someone said to us that saying we bring “comfort and joy” only describes one of the outcomes of what we do, it doesn’t begin to communicate the whole picture. I recently asked a Dragonfly mom how she would describe us to others… She wrote: “The Dragonfly Foundation was formed to raise the spirits of very sick children daily, both in …
Following are some of the notes Dragonfly received after last night’s Patient/Family event (a Parents Night Out/PNO) at The Landing: “Thanks so much for last night! Seriously when we walked in and you said “Hi family!” I almost cried because it really is. Of course I got to see old friends with Tammy and Lisa, and got to meet some new ones …
One of our Dragonfly families had a special circumstance that needed the type of experience that only Tony’s Steak & Seafood could provide… This is the note we received from the social worker after our Dragonflies had dinner at Tony’s restaurant: “Oh my goodness! I just went and saw her and her dad and they could not say enough wonderful …
“It is amazing what you do for our community and how you touch so many lives. Our facilities manager’s sister in law, received a lot of from your foundation when she was going through treatment for leukemia. He and his family consider themselves blessed to have been a recipient of your generous contributions.” – A Dragonfly Supporter “Thank you dragonflies …
