FROM A DRAGONFLY MOM: “Thank you, TDF and TDF volunteers for making Parents’ Night Out so much fun! The girls had a great time, and it gave us adults a few hours to have an adult-only meal and some conversation without interruption. You are awesome!!!”
We maintain a private Facebook page for our patients, siblings/offspring, parents/caregivers/spouses. While on vacation, one of our Dragonfly moms posted this picture and note to our families (reprinted with permission): “We love our Dragonfly family!”
From a Dragonfly Mom: “E has had a hard week with her chemo. This morning she woke up more nauseated than normal, shaky and feeling like jelly. Her little legs could not support her body this morning. She stayed home and slept all day. Tuesday, she noticed her hair was falling out at school, but held on to the hope …
From a Dragonfly Patient: “I received a special birthday surprise while here at children’s for chemo from dragonfly! (I couldn’t wait, so I opened it early! :D) Thank you so very much for making a long day of chemo much better!” _______________________________________ From a Dragonfly Sister: “i love the dragonfly foundation because they gave my family hope and happiness. they …
Exerpt from a FB post from a Dragonfly Sister: “I love The Dragonfly Foundation because they gave my family hope and happiness. I new (sic) she was in awesome hands… Thanks for making our family so hapy (sic) and loving and joyful.”
It’s never over. Once you or a loved one receives the diagnosis of “cancer,” your world shifts and is never the same again. Many of our Dragonflies, parents, patients, spouses (remember we go to age 30), siblings and offspring (some of our patients have kids) we support are affected by during- and post-traumatic stress (PTS). Even the strongest can be …
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 a Dragonfly mom: “(Dragonfly)…..you know you’ve done a good job … when they say that they are glad they had brain surgery because that is how they got to meet you ♥ Thank you for all you do!”
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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