Alecia Lipton, Assistant Interim Director with Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati sits down for an interview with Ria Davidson, co-founder of The Dragonfly Foundation, to share information about Hoxworth, the process of donating blood and blood products and the Dragonfly effect. Alecia shared that 40% of Hoxworth’s blood supply goes to pediatric cancer patients in Greater Cincinnati. Since …
In this podcast, Dragonfly mom, Aimee, shares what happened after they moved to Cincinnati, OH in the hope of finding a cure for her teen-aged son Ian’s health issues. After being misinformed by doctors in her former town, a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center endocrinologist diagnosed Ian with a rare form of cancer: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). This form of cancer …
Makayla is a happy little girl full of love and faith. She loves soccer, dance, track and field, loves to cook, and plans to travel the world when she grows up. Makayla was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor called Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma (JPA) only a week after finishing Kindergarten at 6-years old. Our world was flipped upside down. Makayla became …
Sherie was first introduced to The Dragonfly Foundation through her work at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Dragonfly often held patient/family events at the school (e.g., ice skating and tickets to hockey, football and baseball games, etc.). As a skater, Sherie’s daughter Karia often volunteered at Dragonfly events. Little did she know that one …
On 9/26/19 it will be 3 years since Jess was diagnosed with AML and became a dragonfly. Jess faced many challenges throughout her treatment but always with a positive smile and hope for better things to come after it was over. She lost all her hair due to her chemo and is still growing it back. She missed half of …
Sept. 20-22nd, 2019 Michael Wilson aka Knightmage will be attending the Cincinnati Comic Expo on September 20-22nd, 2019 at the Duke Energy Center. Wilson, a Deputy Sheriff, actor and International Cosplayer from Youngstown, Ohio, travels the to various pop culture conventions around the world and raises money for charities while attending the conventions as their guest. During Cincinnati Comic Expo, …
LJ is a strong little boy with the biggest and most caring heart! He adores his big sister, things with wheels, squishy toys, and throwing rocks! He was diagnosed with DIPG on February 13th, 2018 in Anchorage, AK and began 30 rounds of radiation on April 12th, 2018 in Cincinnati, OH. He is currently on a clinical trial where he …
Hello, my name is Julia and I am a Leukemia survivor. On June 28, 2015, I married my best friend in Cincinnati, Ohio. We spent our honeymoon in Venice, Italy, and then returned to start our life together. I was entering my doctorate program for pharmacy in August that year, and I had three days of school orientation before classes …
My name is Thomas Edward. I’m 23 years old, and I am currently a full-time land surveyor. I just graduated with my associate’s degree in land surveying, and I plan to complete my associates in construction management and get my Land Surveying Bachelor’s degree. In May of 2017, during the first week of my new job as a land surveyor …
At 15 months, Katelyn was initially diagnosed with Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC) – a slow-developing anemia that occurs in early childhood and patients recover completely. During this time, Katelyn required blood transfusions every two to three weeks. After six months with no improvement, we moved Katelyn to Houston, where around three years old, Katelyn was diagnosed with Diamond Blackfan …
