“❤ when we joined the Dragonfly we never thought we’d make life long friends, we never thought we’d have a caring ear 24/7. When we cry, they cry. When we laugh, they laugh. When we celebrate, they celebrate. Em has received gifts when it’s not expected and they truly brighten her day. They put on parents night out or PNO, where …
“(My daughter) and I just had this conversation in the van. (My daughter): Can I be a Mommy when I grow up? Me: That’s what we are fighting for, baby girl! Normally, when a kid says something like this, a parent can just laugh and roll with it. “Sure, kid, you can be anything you want.” When your 3 year …
“Winter is so tough! Can’t wait for the germs to be gone. We definitely consider dragonfly a safe out. We were all so happy to go to the circus tonight and it was awesome to see (our daughter) smile, clap, and dance. We don’t get many chances for that right now. We always tell our friends and fam how great …
STORY: As we have said, we are sending 88 Dragonflies to see #GarthBrooks at our #DragonflySuite at US Bank Arena during his 5 shows… One of those young Dragonflies, who we had arranged to go to the Garth Brooks concert in our suite this past weekend, tripped, fell, and was SEVERELY injured as she left her home to go to …
We have been able to send 88 Dragonflies to see Garth Brooks perform in Cincinnati. Here is a thank you note we received from some of the families: “We’re ready for some Garth Brooks tonight. Big Thank You To The Dragonfly Foundation For Tonight.. A Family Night Out Together. Even K Is With Us… He Is Off Work T”Thanks so …
Post by a Dragonfly Mom who nominated TDF for support: “Our favorite non-profit organization is The Dragonfly Foundation! When our son, one of your patients, was diagnosed with stage 3, intermediate risk neuroblastoma in the fall of 2015, TDF was there for us from the very beginning! During our initial week-long hospital stay, they provided us with a bag of …
“It’s scan week and the anxiety is in full on crazy mode. There is a term we (“we” being other parents of kids with cancer) use to describe this feeling- scanxiety. It isn’t so much anxiety about what might happen this week, it is anxiety because of what already happened. We have already heard the words “your child has cancer” …
Following is a post written by a Dragonfly mom who shared information about our upcoming Dragonfly Grand Gala with her friends on Facebook: “This charity organization is AMAZING. They give tickets to families (with a child fighting cancer or “Dragonfly”) for local events. When your child is immunosuppressed they cannot be in large crowds of people. (Even more so in …
Please donate what you can to Dragonfly, whether it is to be used at the hospital, at the Landing, or at our patients’ homes. “My son, C, came to (“The Landing”, Dragonfly’s patient/family space) a couple of months ago. he cried going in because he didnt want to. then he cried leaving because he wanted to stay. during his very …
“I feel compelled to echo some of the sentiments I’ve read here before about the appearance of dragonflies… Today, my husband and I took our Dragonfly to Children’s for his second follow-up MRI. These are always incredibly anxiety-inducing for us, but we put on our best face for our little one’s sake. At the hospital (or anywhere, for that matter), …
