Precious are “normal family moments”

A Dragonfly Mom posted a video on her private Facebook page and tagged us on it. (The following post and the image are reprinted with permission.) “(Dragonfly) not sure if you had seen this, but here you can see the excitement on her face and hear the excitement in her voice!!! This is what The Dragonfly Foundation is all about!! …

We provide “light”

We lost a Dragonfly sibling this week (from something unrelated to cancer). Her mom sent us this note: “We walked into the hospital today to fill some prescriptions for T. I couldn’t handle walking past the tower (of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital) where PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) is, so we came in at the far entrance. T asked to park …

Didn’t shed a single tear

Posted yesterday by a Dragonfly Mom whose daughter is doing a Dragonfly event tonight: “R didn’t shed a single tear going to sleep with anesthesia today. She had said this morning that she was going to be brave today. When we were in recovery, the anesthesiologist came by to check on her and he kept saying that he was so …

Changing lives

“Thank you for everything your amazing organization has done for our family. We appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness so much. Thank you for making her days better and for putting a smile on E’s face. We are honored to be a Dragonfly!!” – A Dragonfly Mom “Thanks for keeping M happy during her battle with Leukemia. May God continue to …

They’re truly a blessing to our family.”

“My husband and I arrived at Cincinnati Children’s on October 6th. We were admitted straight from the CT department at our local hospital more than 2 hours away. We had nothing packed. Our main concern was our daughter, who has a mass on her liver. We were admitted and quickly had to think about essentials for our stay. God bless …

“They can’t understand.”

Quotes from Dragonfly Families: “I have no family here and I could have never made it through without this support system. And I’m not a support group kinda girl!…somewhere the thing that isn’t immediately obvious is not just the care and support you provide the patients. It’s the support system you create for the families. (I’m crying) We are all …

Transcript of speech from Dragonfly mom/son

On January 25th, Dragonfly held an intimate reception at Tony’s Steaks & Seafood in Cincinnati. The event was sponsored by Tony’s and attended by Dragonfly supporters, board members and staff. The highlight of the event was a Dragonfly Family who spoke about how The Dragonfly Foundation impacted their treatment and recovery experience. Jordan, a Dragonfly patient, and his mom Tess …

From Their Perspective

Someone said to us that saying we bring “comfort and joy” only describes one of the outcomes of what we do, it doesn’t begin to communicate the whole picture. I recently asked a Dragonfly mom how she would describe us to others… She wrote: “The Dragonfly Foundation was formed to raise the spirits of very sick children daily, both in …

“Thanks so much for last night!”

Following are some of the notes Dragonfly received after last night’s Patient/Family event (a Parents Night Out/PNO) at The Landing: “Thanks so much for last night! Seriously when we walked in and you said “Hi family!” I almost cried because it really is. Of course I got to see old friends with Tammy and Lisa, and got to meet some new ones …

Quotes

“It is amazing what you do for our community and how you touch so many lives.  Our facilities manager’s sister in law, received a lot of from your foundation when she was going through treatment for leukemia.  He and his family consider themselves blessed to have been a recipient of your generous contributions.” – A Dragonfly Supporter “Thank you dragonflies …