Be a Hero - Send a Daisy
My oldest daughter was gravely ill as
an infant, having contracted Pertussis (Whopping Cough) before she was old
enough to receive the vaccine. She spent close to a month in the ICU and there
were times the medical staff advised me that they didn’t expect her to survive
the ordeal. But survive she did!
She was left with a variety of respiratory issues that meant
we spent a lot of time in hospitals during her childhood. Although none were as
terrifying as the first experience that she, thankfully, doesn’t remember, they
all sucked. The only thing worse than a sick child in pain is a bored, unhappy,
sick child in pain. I spent many hours creating ways to make my little girl
smile.
When I saw that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”)
had created a program for the delivery of a daisy with a personal message to
their pediatric cancer patients, I jumped on the chance to cheer up one of
these brave kids.
It’s free. It’s fast. But most of all it is worthwhile.
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