Dragonfly Stories

News, Updates, & Tales of Courage

She is a witness…

Allison, a really sweet volunteer, sent us this note! So great to see you both today at WLW! We love ...
Gift Box

THIS, Dragonfly, can’t wait.

From a Dragonfly Dad: "Our beautiful 7yr old son lost his battle with Cancer and went "home" on Nov. 21st ...
A Dragonfly with Marty Brennaman from the Reds at Reds Fest

Reds Players, Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Bell & CBTS Hit A Home Run With our Dragonfly Families

We took a bunch of our Dragonflies to a private suite at the Cincinnati Reds' Reds Fest today, thanks to ...

Pleasant Treasures Flea Market accepting used items to sell/support Dragonfly

December 1, 2014 – Pleasant Treasures, located at 4020 Pleasant Ave in Hamilton, OH, announces sponsorship of The Dragonfly Foundation ...

Dragonfly Courage

Reprinted from the BeadsandBangles Blog: http://www.beadsanddangles.com/blogs/news Posted on November 18, 2014 by Marji Bitterman When I decided to create a ...

Facing Illness, Dragonflies Bring Inspiration to the Fight

Source bit.ly/1pRIRJ3 November 12, 2014 The small train sat motionless on the tracks. The basketball hoop, standing shorter than most, ...
Toys and Gifts

“…we are glad you will be a part of this difficult journey.”

From a Dragonfly Dad: "On behalf of myself, my wife S and my daughter (pictured), we wanted to say THANK ...

“What I learned when I had cancer….”

From a Dragonfly Mom who recently lost her Dragonfly to cancer: So I recently had read somewhere that Jenna had ...

St. Columban Kids Serve Community

Source: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2014/11/07/st-columban-kids-serve-community/18648939/ Chuck Gibson 12:28 p.m. EST November 7, 2014 Inspired by the seven themes of social justice taught by ...
Love

While the patient is suffering, so are siblings/offspring and parents/spouses

The Dragonfly Foundation is a family that cares about the ENTIRE family. When a patient is going through treatment, it ...
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A Note from a Dragonfly and an Article by Wright State University

One of our Dragonflies wrote this Facebook post. To read the related article by Kim Patton, Wright State University, please ...
Dragonfly Cookie

Quotes and Stories

"L's welcome box arrived today and I have to thank you for the bottom of my heart. Everything in there ...
New Diagnosis/Extended Stay Care Package

Our New Diagnosis Care Bag Was A “Life Saver”

Another thank you note: "Hello! "My daughter, A, became a dragonfly this year. We traveled to Cincinnati from Toledo and ...
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“If it wasn’t and still is for the help… I don’t know where we’d be”

A thank you note we received:  "Hi ria I dont kno if you remember me but we are apart of ...
The Landing

NKY chamber to honor Emerging 30

FT. MITCHELL, – The Northern Kentucky Chamber will recognize the region’s top growing small businesses at the 12th annual “Emerging ...
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Sorority carves out time for philanthropic pumpkin fest

Source: http://www.newsrecord.org/college_living/sorority-carves-out-time-for-philanthropic-pumpkin-fest/article_c9ce8f4c-57fd-11e4-9048-001a4bcf6878.html Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:07 pm Emily Begley | College Life Editor | 0 comments Members of Theta ...

Dragonfly Patient/Family Event at Hall-ZOO-een

CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW The Dragonfly Foundation brings comfort and joy to kids and young adults enduring cancer and ...
Pulse Journal Article

Connor’s Run/Walk: Kids Helping Kids

Pulse Journal News Article October 18, 2014 "HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER" Three years ago, Connor Kranson decided he wanted to ...
Dragonfly Cartoon

We are a community, a family, unlike any other

On a recent news story, there was a report of an elderly man in Texas undergoing cancer treatment. Before his ...

If Cheers Could Heal, Leah Still Would Be Cured

Reprinted from the Enquirer on 10/8/14 http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2014/10/07/devon-still-beyond-the-stripes-cheers-leah-still/16893041/ If cheers could heal, Leah Still would be cured Cliff Radel, [email protected] 4:16 ...