Dragonfly Stories

News, Updates, & Tales of Courage

Zain’s Story

Zain had just started kindergarten and he started having some trouble walking. My first thought was maybe he was riding ...

Bennett’s Story

Back in January of 2021, our lives changed forever when after a persistent cough, Bennett was diagnosed with a 10cm ...

Jax’s Story

Four years ago this summer (July 9th, 2019) Jax was diagnosed with Leukemia (AML) at just 4 years old. It ...

Tannar’s Journey

THE BEGINNING Tannar, our eight-year-old, has always been an active, fun-loving boy who is a little rough and tumble. Getting ...

Miyonna’s Story

Miyonna's journey started in August of 2020, she was only 3 years old and a very active little girl. She ...

Ethan’s Story

Ethan was a typical 3 year old boy prior to his diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Being a typical ...

Messer Family Story

In January of 2022 at the age of 16 months. Bennett Tate was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue ...

Liam’s Story

Liam was born on July 19th, 2014 weighing a whopping 8lbs 14oz 21.5 inches long. Looked seemingly healthy and passed ...

Myle’s Story

Myles was born with a genetic immune deficiency. Because he was born before his disease being included in newborn screening, ...

Yosselin’s Story

Yosselin is an Osteosarcoma Cancer Survivor! Yosselin was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on December 21, 2011, at age 6. Yosselin had ...

Ariyana’s Story

On October 3, 2019, our lives changed so suddenly. Our daughter Ariyana, at nine years old, had been complaining of ...

Gracie’s Story

We found out about our daughter's condition in November of 2019. She was playing with a drawing pad in her ...

Marley’s Story

­Marley’s symptoms, mainly occasional headaches and vomiting began in Fall 2019, when she was five years old. The doctor diagnosed ...

Chase’s Story

It has been a long seven years with our little one, Chase. At four months old, he was diagnosed with ...

Bianca’s Story

It started with three horrifying words "Bianca has Cancer." That moment will forever be etched in my mind. Those were ...

Brooklyn’s Story

Brooklyn was a 22-month-old happy boy that was diagnosed on July 27, 2020. That last weekend in July, Brooke started ...

The Benefits of Going Bald

By Conner Kranson I went bald at the age of eight. Best mistake of my life.  As I stood in ...

Flying Pig 2021

Run The 23rd Annual Flying Pig For Dragonfly Run or walk the 23rd Flying Pig Marathon for Team Dragonfly! Form ...

Dragonfly Fitness Challenge

Take the challenge this February to show some love to yourself while helping a good cause! The ‘Love Yourself Dragonfly ...

Kyle’s Story

On July 2nd, 2010, I was 14 years old and at Cincinnati Children's Cancer and Blood Disease Institute; clinician after ...