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!”
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From a Dragonfly Sister:
“i love the dragonfly foundation because they gave my family hope and happiness. they made my sister so happy when she was having a hard time. when she had leukemia the dragonfly foundation gave my family comfort and joy. when i found out that she had leukemia when she was 3 i got scared because she was just so young. she had a smile on her face all the time she had leukemia. i new that she was in awesome hands with the dragonfly foundation. she is currently 6 years old and she is a different kind loving person. and is a bright smart person. she has no more leukemia thank you dragonfly foundation for doing all that you did for me and my family and my sister . i appreciate it and my family does to. thanks for making our family so happy loving and joyful”
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From a Dragonfly Mom (See attached Photo)
“Thank you so much for lifting our spirits today!!! E had surgery to remove his main tumor on Monday and the gifts he received from TDF were so cool that he wanted to get down on the floor and play!!!!! Awesomeness! He was really needing to get up bc he is struggling moving past the post-op wet cough and he’s been having so much pain. Thank you so much how lucky we all are to have you all in our lives. God bless you all!”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“B is on day 55, minus 7 hours, of being in patient. Today she was suffering from yet again another headache and as she was settling into her bed to relax after taking some pain medication there was a knock at the door……..A DRAGONFLY had landed on B!!! Thank you Dragonfly Foundation!!!!!!”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“We were down at CHMC today and a new Psychologist came in and said she wanted to know what she could do to improve things for parents/kids so I told her to tell EVERY new oncology family about Dragonfly. I was able to talk to her about Dragonfly, what we do and why it benefits us. She was very open and wanted to learn. Also gave out one of the post cards today to a receptionist who asked me about Dragonfly.”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“I want to say thank you to the Dragonfly Foundation for everything. I have met amazing women and had parents brought into my life that was truly amazing. Thank you so much God bless you. I owe it all to the Dragonflies”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“I think J’s turned the corner, he still has a long way to go, but he did eat a little dinner and seems a bit perkier. I’ll take it! I thought that we might be heading back in this morning. Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers. He was happy to hear that the Dragonflies were thinking of him.”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“Thank you so much for the Parent’s Night Out. While we didn’t really know what to do with a night out we certainly needed to practice! Ha! The kids had an unbelievable time and can’t wait to come back again. I asked my son if The Dragonfly Foundation brought him joy tonight and he said “Yes, but it brought me sadness when I had to leave!” Quite the high praise from the anxious kiddo who was wary of even going!”
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“The girls had so much fun at Parents Night Out last night! They made some new friends and look forward to seeing the new and old ones at an upcoming TDF event. Luckily, my husband picked them up, because, as always, the girlies didn’t want to leave!”
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A Facebook Conversation with Dragonfly mom (BS) and Ria – later joined by an unrelated Dragonfly Dad
B
February 4
“I dont know how everyone deals with the sorrow and pain. I for one am at whits end. I just want to crawl under my blankets and cry forever. I cant stand the look of pain in J’s eyes when he goes to (the hospital). And all that pops into my mind is WHY? WHY? WHY?
• Ria Davidson: B, there unfortunately is no why, rhyme or reason… How can this be right?? Hold onto J and your family as tightly as you can.February 4 at 1:06pm ·
• B: Im trying so hard but I just like sometimes Im losing the grip, just seems like everything goes wrong all at once, but thank you for giving me an ear n a place to vent. Sorry about thatFebruary 4 at 1:13pm ·
• R: U have all of us BS if u need to talk we no the feeling too..any time my wife and our lill girl is KM if u need to vent and talkFebruary 4 at 4:44pm ·
• BS Thank you R, I just had a little melt down, better nowFebruary 4 at 7:19pm ·
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From a Dragonfly Mom:
“Hey there!….just wanted to give you a huge Thank You for K’s birthday gift card!..That boy loves to eat!..we failed to thank you on the Xmas gift card. Thank you soooo much for everything you do! Especially for the kids out of treatment! K is so proud to be a Dragonfly! We went to a bone marrow drive today and were so excited to see a Dragonfly table!…I grabbed a hand-full of stickers-for my car….Trying to spread the word!!!”