Another thank you note: “Hello! “My daughter, A, became a dragonfly this year. We traveled to Cincinnati from Toledo and honestly had no idea what we were getting into when we came down. After sitting at home for over a week with our doctors doing nothing, we just wanted to get there and literally threw some stuff in a bag …
A thank you note we received: “Hi ria I dont kno if you remember me but we are apart of your foundation but we weren’t really involved for a while cause our son was in the hospital his name was R. I just wanted to touch base with you and let you know that after his 3 year long fight …
On a recent news story, there was a report of an elderly man in Texas undergoing cancer treatment. Before his diagnosis, he took his dogs for a walk every day, but because of the exhaustion he felt from chemotherapy, he couldn’t walk very far. Seeing his struggle, more than twenty of his neighbors placed lawn chairs in their front yards …
One of our Dragonfly Mom’s posted this on her blog… Even in light of Carlin’s wonderful MRI results yesterday, I find that when you are the parent of a kid with cancer, elation and sorrow can exist simultaneously. Happiness we can bask in, for the clean scan and that Carlin is currently doing great and feels terrific. Celebrating that we …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “This thank you is long past due, our son J had a right temporal lobe ependymoma brain tumor and now we have to go to his oncology appointments at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital but we live at Virginia Beach Virginia. Not only does J have to endure a 10 hour trip each way but has a two …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “I know it sounds crazy and most will not understand but this never leaves no matter how long the cancer is gone. September is especially hard for me. Not only is it childhood cancer awareness month but tomorrow is the anniversary of Lilli’s diagnosis and the 30th is her cancer free anniversary and the anniversary of …
“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 …
From a Mom who lost her Dragonfly 1 year and 2 months after Dragonfly was established (in August 2010): “Just had to share. Yesterday we held a balloon release for Shelby as we do every year. While family and friends were gathered, a dragonfly flew around the group right after we released our balloons! Coincidence? Years ago, I would have …
“Today cancer rattled my family for the second time in four short years. My younger sister, E, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I myself battled osteosarcoma in 2010-2011. I want to run away with her, away from cancer and all the ugliness it brings. I want to protect her from all the needle sticks, bouts of puking, unimaginable tiredness and …
“It has been medically shown that a positive outlook can change medical outcomes. For children who have not had the opportunity to live their life to the fullest, we must be even more dedicated to providing smiles, small wishes and quality of life as they face the challenges of their illness and their hospitalization.”
