Rainbow Walk of Heros event today

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Today, Charlotte and her siblings along with all the other patients and their siblings from Duke's Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (aka 5200) will be honored at Duke Children's annual Rainbow walk of Heros event. This event celebrates all the patients and families who have undergone transplant this year. It's a chance to reunite and also celebrate the memory of those who have gained their wings. This event also helps raise funds for Dukes Family Support Program. This program is vital to the patients and families in 5200 but operates under donor funding separate from the hospital. It has been a lifeline for al of us going through transplant by providing volunteers, family support services and financial assistance to help lessen the burden, coordinating fun activities for the children who are going through transplant and more.

We are so excited to be able to be at a place in treatment where Charlotte can be there to participate! If you can find it in your heart to donate to this event, you can do so in Charlotte's name at this link below. Your money will go to helping the kids and family battling on the 5200 PBMT unit. Anyone who donates $10 or more will be in the raffle drawing for the VERY SPECIAL patient quilt where many children, including Charlotte, created a square this year! Her square is on the right with her little hand print and Rainbow arching above it!❤️🌈


http://www.rainbowofheroeswalk.org/details/


A morning rainbow near our home this morning sent to us by Deborah, one of our key village members and also one of my best friends. What a special day for a rainbow 

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