Reprinted from a letter we received from a 7th grader at Nagle Middle School in Cincinnati, OH. (We immediately called the principal and the teacher — wish we could have called his parents, too — to thank them for giving the student the environment that helped him create such a letter.) Dear Christine and Ria, I am a seventh grader …
Inspirational songs
We have heard that many of these songs and more provide comfort to our families. If they can do this for them, they may provide comfort to you during stressful times. Check out any or all of these!! “Overcomer” by Mandisa “Anyway” by Martina McBride “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” by Martina McBride “In My Daughters Eyes” by Martina …
Clarivoyant? No, our Dragonfly families give us great advice!
From a newly registered Dragonfly Dad: “You knew what we needed before we did.” Have you read about our “Big Blue Bags”? They hold our New Diagnosis/Extended Stay Care Packages. Each bag contains about $140 worth of items: night lights, laundry bag and detergent (HE Free/Clear Pods), toothbrush, toothpaste, in-room meal cards, personal care items, office supplies… all the needs …
“Geico can’t help with that.”
From a Dragonfly Mom: “My bumper is being replaced from the wreck so when the guy told me the whole thing needed replacing, my first thing was “OH NO….what about all my Dragonfly bumper stickers”. He replied with a straight face “Ma’am, Geico can’t help with that. LOL” Needless to say, we sent her a bunch of Dragonfly bumper stickers!
Just visiting made a difference…
From a Dragonfly Mom “I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the tour of The Dragonfly Foundation and the t-shirt. For the first time in almost 7 years I feel compelled to be more open with my story. Up until recently I was almost embarrassed about what I had been through. I believe that The Dragonfly …
A volunteer thanks US… we should be thanking them…
From Sarah Thomsen, a volunteer photographer for The Dragonfly Foundation: THIS is the amazing organization that I am proud to volunteer for and feel so blessed to be a part of. Tears every time I watch this video. Ria Davidson, Christine Neitzke, you have no idea how much I love you and how grateful I am to be a part …
A Review of The Dragonfly Foundation
Reprinted from GreatNonprofits.com: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/the-dragonfly-foundation April 3, 2014 “When my son became a Dragonfly, we were 2 years into his treatment of chemotherapy and high dose steroids. He is still in treatment. I don’t think my family would have had the strength to keep going had the Dragonfly Foundation not swooped in and lifted us up with encouragement, distractions, and support. …
Cancer is a Word…
From the CarePages of one of our Dragonfly families (reprinted with permission): “To be honest I’m not sure I know the words to write… I’m not sure that any words can possess the heartache I feel… I should advise that if you are easily offended you should probably stop reading…this is not easy and as you know, my words are …
The dark side…
“If you could find the sickest kids in a hospital, who go through the most torturous treatment on the road to survival, they would be kids with cancer and blood diseases. Few understand what they and their families endure — and most don’t want to.” — Christine Neitzke, Dragonfly Co-Founder
Small world…
“I belong to a Facebook groups shoes, where someone from the Philippines contact me about some shoes I had. Turns out he is here at Children’s until June with his daughter who is getting chemo. I told them to ask social worker for Dragonfly’s big blue bag!”