Dragonfly Stories
News, Updates, & Tales of Courage![SW, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey](https://dragonfly.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sarah-Wellman-1024x682.jpg)
The Fairy Tale Ending! 🙂
As horrific as treatment is for kids, it is also just as bad for young adults and adults. Beyond the ...
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We host 5+ patient events a week… so relationships can form
One of our Dragonflies had a birthday party at her home. As any young girl would, she invited her besties ...
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Being a Part of The Dragonfly Family: “I Don’t Ever Want to Leave”
Our families are all part of "The Dragonfly Family." They have come to us because they or an immediate family ...
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Our Dragonfly is selling her art to support Dragonfly
We love it when kids help our kids... we are always so honored when our Dragonflies want to help other ...
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A place to just… BE.
From a Dragonfly Mom: "Thanks to the Landing volunteers today for letting us hang out for a bit between appointments! ...
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“The Dragonfly Foundation is and will always be apart of my family and I’s lives forever and ever.”
A Facebook message to Dragonfly from a sister of a Dragonfly patient: "i wanted to give a shout out to ...
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Reprinted with Permission
One of our Dragonfly Caregivers posted: We love that our families (including patients, their siblings/offspring and parents/caregivers) identify and refer ...
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UC’s Theta Phi Alpha Students Host The Largest Fundraiser Ever Held for Dragonfly!
Funny story about tonight's Theta Phi Alpha Bowl in Cincinnati. When my husband and I (Ria) arrived at Western Bowl ...
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Some stories from March 2014
From Ria/Christine: Besides our normal projects, in the last two weeks, we have helped a family with no insurance get ...
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“14 things that I learned after my son became sick”
Source: http://thriftyhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com/2014/03/14-things-that-i-learned-after-my-son.html Tuesday, March 4, 2014 **This blog post was written by a Dragonfly mom. <3 At 26 years old, ...
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Our Gala Was A Huge Success!
We are so grateful to the many people that helped make our 3rd Annual Hearts for Dragonflies Gala such a ...
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It’s All About Who You Know
Sure, we have programs like our CARE packages, gifting, events, etc., but one of the other things we do (that ...
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Even on Vacation…
We maintain a private Facebook page for our patients, siblings/offspring, parents/caregivers/spouses. While on vacation, one of our Dragonfly moms posted ...
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What it’s like to lose your hair… again.
From a Dragonfly Mom: "E has had a hard week with her chemo. This morning she woke up more nauseated ...
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Stories from February 2014
From a Dragonfly Patient: "I received a special birthday surprise while here at children's for chemo from dragonfly! (I couldn't ...
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CincyShirts.com sells I ‘heart’ Dragonfly tshirts!
It's true! Check them out here. Show your support for the Dragonfly Foundation with this T shirt. 20% of the ...
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The Symbolism, Biology and Lore of Dragonflies
One of our supporters researched Dragonflies February 4, 2014 at 7:54am As many of you know I've always loved Dragonflies...Well ...
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The Symbolism, Biology and Lore of Dragonflies
One of our supporters, Jenni Eilers, researched Dragonflies and this is what she wrote: As many of you know I've ...
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From Anne Petersen, a Dragonfly Volunteer:
Anne wrote: "I'M SO STINKIN PROUD OF THESE KIDS!!! Anne Petersen is a Dragonfly Volunteer and one of the leaders ...