I gave a tour of the Landing yesterday to reps from a company we are working with… It wasn’t until the middle of the tour when one of the gentlemen mentioned that a relative of his was going through cancer. He briefly made some comments to give context to the young man: “veteran,” “beautiful family,” “adorable little girls”…. I knew …
From a Dragonfly Dad: “With all of the things that I have been through with all of my kids, the way that the Dragonfly foundation… the way that you were there for me did more for me than you can imagine. All of my life of parenting I have felt alone in the battles… I have done everything in my …
We “keep” our Dragonflies (and their families) from their date of diagnosis until the patient is 5-years post treatment/bone marrow transplant… This little one did not understand that at the time… “N said that he is afraid to be healed of the cancer because “I don’t want to get kicked out of Dragonfly and it would be “unfair to other …
We have special “I <3 My Dragonfly” bracelets and bumper stickers for our families. We also gift daily to our patients. The quote below from a Dragonfly mom addresses them both! One of our moms sent us this: “Thank you so much for the gifts you sent A. He LOVED everything! We also wanted to thank you for reaching …
Allison, a really sweet volunteer, sent us this note! So great to see you both today at WLW! We love you guys and it was such a nice surprise to spend a few minutes with the kids, especially seeing Freddie who I have such a fantastic memory of my first Dragonfly volunteer experience. He and his sister are such great …
From a Dragonfly Dad: “Our beautiful 7yr old son lost his battle with Cancer and went “home” on Nov. 21st. I am truly grateful for the overwhelming support from everyone at The Dragonfly Foundation Cincinnati. You were able to help make some incredibly happy moments for our son. The week before he passed/went home… we made a visit out to …
“L’s welcome box arrived today and I have to thank you for the bottom of my heart. Everything in there is so perfect for him. And you had me in tears when I realized that you included some things for his sister as well. I have felt so bad for her because everyone has been so focused on L that …
Another thank you note: “Hello! “My daughter, A, became a dragonfly this year. We traveled to Cincinnati from Toledo and honestly had no idea what we were getting into when we came down. After sitting at home for over a week with our doctors doing nothing, we just wanted to get there and literally threw some stuff in a bag …
A thank you note we received: “Hi ria I dont kno if you remember me but we are apart of your foundation but we weren’t really involved for a while cause our son was in the hospital his name was R. I just wanted to touch base with you and let you know that after his 3 year long fight …
A note from a Dragonfly Mom: “Our family is in town from New Orleans for K’s check up appts and we FINALLY got the chance to stop by The Landing yesterday! I just want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of all dragonfly parents and caregivers for being true comfort and joy in …
