Podcast: Aimee's Story

New Episode of The Dragonfly Effect

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 …

Dragonfly Day at the Ball Park

Dragonfly Day at Great American Ball Park

Our families enjoyed a day of being treated like professional baseball players. Thanks to the generosity of CBTS/Cincinnati Bell, Dragonfly patients and families had the opportunity to play baseball on the field of Great American Ball Park. Part of this experience included surprising patients and their siblings/offspring with customized Reds jerseys hung in the visitor’s clubhouse — with each shirt …

CincyGive.com Home T-Shirt

Cincinnati Bell’s “Home” T-Shirt Benefits 4 Charities, Including Dragonfly

Cincinnati Bell Launches Campaign to Celebrate Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati Bell Inc. is partnering with local entrepreneurs and businesses to celebrate Greater Cincinnati, and to help multiple organizations that are dedicated to improving lives across the region. Cincinnati Bell’s new #CincyGive campaign officially launches this week with the “Home” T-shirt, the first in a series of four T-shirts the company will …

“Brennaman happy to help children with cancer”

Reds broadcaster forms lasting bond with charitable organization Reprinted from MLB.com http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/159865688/marty-brennaman-helps-children-with-cancer By Alyson Footer / MLB.com | December 17th, 2015 CINCINNATI — It started just over three years ago when Marty Brennaman, somewhat jokingly at first, said he’d shave his head if the Cincinnati Reds’ winning streak reached 10 games. The Reds won their 10th in a row, and …

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 Cincinnati Bell and CBTS. Highlights included: — Watching Cincinnati Reds players jump rope, draw, high five, limbo, sign autographs, hug and fist bump our kids and their families — Seeing all the smiles — Listening to the kids ask players …

It was a great day at Great American Ballpark!

Thanks to our friends at CBTS / Cincinnati Bell, we had an opportunity to take our kids/families to the Pilot House (the top floor of the “river boat” at the end of center field) at the Great American Ball Park to watch today’s Cincinnati Reds game. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible and the game was delayed. Gladly, our Dragonflies barely …

Notes, Thanks, & Stories from our Patients/Families

Summary: A thank you note to CBTS/Dragonfly/Reds for the day at the Great American Ball Park (The author of the note, a Dragonfly mom, also describes what it is like to have a child with cancer.) Family forgoes Christmas gifts and instead makes donation to The Dragonfly Foundation A patient says that “You Are The Best Medicine” It’s amazing what …