Posted by in A Book of Life, Dancing While Cancering Team Maddie, As the weather warms up, thousands of parents across the country begin making plans for their children to attend summer camp. The ultimate release. The ultimate reprieve. The ultimate break. There is one special place, however, where that release, that reprieve, and that break reaches all news levels: Aurora Day Camp. Aurora Day…Read more »
Posted by in Dancing While Cancering, Hospital Friends, Inspirational Moments Memory Rush – a phenomenon by which certain places, people, or experiences bring back a flood of memories from another time in your life. This past Thursday, Pammy and I experienced a Memory Rush of the most sacred kind…a Rush of Love. But first, some context. For nearly two years, Pammy and I had quite the…Read more »
Posted by in Dancing While Cancering Team Maddie, Maddie’s light was shining in such new and special ways this morning! Dancing While Cancering was one of three featured nonprofits at a local service event hosted by the Gratitude Generation. The primary mission of the Gratitude Generation is to help instill gratitude in children through service and education. Dancing While Cancering joined…Read more »
Posted by in A Book of Life, Dancing While Cancering, Inspirational Moments In November 2015, Pammy and I walked into Little Beans Cafe for the first time. With Maddie by our side, we had one purpose for this inaugural visit: Meeting Elsa. That’s right. For some unknown reason, Elsa decided to take some personal time away from Arendelle to visit Chicago in November. Apparently, Cabo wasn’t offering…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Team Maddie, Happy Valentine’s Day! There is no shortage of love flowing around Team Maddie and Dancing While Cancering these days! For our Chicago-based Team Maddie, we just wanted to share a few special events taking place in the upcoming weeks, as other local organizations begin to shine Maddie’s light! LITTLE BEANS CAFE ESCAPE: For…Read more »
Posted by in Inspirational Moments A little over a year ago, when Lily was first learning to sit up, she used to do the oddest move with her body. She would go from being positioned flat on her belly, just laying in a typical tummy time trance, until all of a sudden she would use her hands and arms to…Read more »
Posted by in A Book of Life Team Maddie, As the polar vortex chills our Chicago bones, we are warming up our souls with a little bit of Maddie’s light. Starting February 1st, we are excited to announce our first Maddie’s Miracles “Shining Partner” of 2019! From February 1st through February 14th, the net proceeds we receive from the sales of Maddie’s Miracles will…Read more »
Posted by in Dancing While Cancering, Hospital Friends, Inspirational Moments On Monday morning, Pammy and I walked into a medical center lobby that felt familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. The logo on the wall in many ways a gentle marking of a place that was, and always will be, equal parts hospital and home. The blue-outlined, open-faced palm of a child’s hand. The…Read more »
Posted by in A Book of Life, Dancing While Cancering, Inspirational Moments One year ago, our sweet Maddie began her eternal dance in heaven. The idea that Maddie has not been with us physically for over a year now is hard to fathom. But at the same time, I take solace in that disbelief. I draw comfort from the feelings of proximity. And hope they remain forever. …Read more »
Posted by in Dancing While Cancering, Hospital Friends, Inspirational Moments A little over a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote a Maddie’s Miracles post called L’dor Va’dor. You can find the original post here. The term itself means “from generation to generation.” And without question, our sense of love, care, and unbreakable commitment for Maddie was a product of the values instilled within me and Pammy…from generation to…Read more »
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