Emily's Hopeful Holiday's Blog

Raising money for families who have children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses being treated at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital since 2007

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    Emily’s Hopeful Holiday was created in honor of our daughter Emily, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of seven in 2007. She was treated at Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio and is now a CANCER SURVIVOR at the very young age of nine. During our painful journey we came to realize there are many families who are struggling with the staggering cost of cancer treatments. We have raised $17,000 in the first two years of the fund's establishment. 100% of the money raised goes directly to the families at Rainbow to assist them in paying their bills (utilities, rent, etc.). For more information on EHH, please review this blog for links to media and other information. Emily's Hopeful Holiday Fund is through Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland, OH and we are always accepting donations. Please use the CONTACT ME button to email me if you would like to make a contribution or use the PAYPAL DONATION button on the right side bar to make a donation. This fund assists families throughout the entire year, however, we focus our fundraising efforts during the holiday season. We will always remember the fear and heartache of chemo treatments, lumbar punctures, sedations, medical procedures, and anxiously waiting on every test result. Our nerve wracking, yet relatively simply monthly trips to the Ireland Cancer Center for Emily’s monthly check-ups remind us of where we have been and that there are families and children just beginning this journey, continuing to endure this journey, and/or ending this journey with either an immense gratefulness or an unspeakable sadness. We will NEVER forget any of these families. We simply cannot. We are so grateful for Emily’s amazing prognosis, for her health, for her laughter, for her smile, for her silliness, for her. We thank God everyday for his blessing upon our family and for all the wonderful people who surround our lives with love and support.

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Rainbow Friends on the Today Show: The Financial Cost of Cancer

Posted by emilyshopefulholiday on June 10, 2009

Click here to watch video:  TODAY Health

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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31183804#31166521 – copy & paste link if video doesn’t work.

In this clip, Taylor Wilhite, an AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) Cancer Survivor, and her mother, Amy, talk about the financial cost of cancer.We were privileged to meet this wonderful family during Emily’s stay at Rainbow. Emily & Taylor spent many hours together in the art room and in our wagon strolling down Rainbow 2 hallways. They are a remarkable family and Taylor is a remarkable little girl.

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