Family Blog
I don't know how to begin...
Posted: Aug 18, 2010
The Hong Family
Five-year-old Collin is on treatment for leukemia at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
You never stop surprising us!
Posted: Jul 30, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Amy’s mom.
You never stop surprising us! Amy became sick a day after her birthday so she enjoyed looking at her balloons for days. We just can’t thank you enough.
Thirteen-year-old Amy is on treatment at Sinai Hospital for a rare blood disorder.
Port Discovery today
Posted: Jun 14, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Joshua's Dad.
Hello , just wanted to say thank you so much for allowing us to go to Port Discovery today. The things you all do are awesome. These kids go through so much and often their smiles are gone due to all of their suffering. Its great to see the sense of enjoyment come back to their faces even if it is just for a short time. Not to mention medical bills and missing work can make things fun trips and family outings financially impossible for us to do.
Casey Cares gives us the chance to do things as a family to get our minds off the terrible stuff and really enjoy each other. We really look forward to doing more great things through you guys. Thanks again.
Two-year-old Joshua is being treated for Retinoblastoma at Johns Hopkins.
Universoul Circus was Awesome!
Posted: Jun 01, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Bryasia.
I would like to thank you and the Universal Soul Circus for everything. I thank Casey Cares for making sure I got my tickets to the best circus of all times. I also thank the Universal Soul Circus for providing the tickets for me and my family. The circus was so awesome I could not even choose my favorite part of the circus. I just loved every part of the show. Thank you both for making me feel like I can do the same things just like any other person can do.
Love, Bryasia
Fifteen-year-old Bryasia is being treated for Dendritic Cell Histiocytoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thank you for the Baltimore Zoo tickets...
Posted: May 24, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Alice.
Thank you for the Baltimore Zoo tickets. The giraffe was fun to feed and there was a new baby elephant. Mom and I enjoyed the zoo. Thank you for this great day at the zoo.
I hope to see you soon.
Alice
Thirteen-year-old Alice is being treated at A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children for Congenital Myopathy Lung Disease
Thank you so much for the tickets...
Posted: Apr 20, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Miranda's Family.
Thank you so much for the tickets to the Martina McBride/Trace Adkins Concert. Miranda loves music of all kinds and since her diagnosis we have been unable to spend very much time together as a family. This will be the family's first concert and we are all looking forward to sharing this experience together. Again we appreciate you taking an interest in our family and allowing us to do something that we would not have been able to do without your kind donation of tickets.
Sincerely,
Roger & Diane and Family
(Miranda's Mom and Dad)
Fourteen-year-old Miranda is battling Osteosarcoma at A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children in Delaware
I want to thank you so much...
Posted: Apr 15, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Alyssa’s family.
I want to thank you so much for giving us circus tickets. When we arrived we had the best seats. We had the third row on the stage where we could see everything going on. Then we were given celebrity passes. We were brought up on stage. Alyssa was sitting on the clowns’ laps and talking with the staff. We had such a great time. We didn’t want to leave. Thank you for making Alyssa’s day. (Also the rest of our family.) It is a day we will never forget. We really appreciate everything you did for us.
Six-year-old Alyssa is battling Neuroblastoma at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
You brightened the day for my children...
Posted: Mar 25, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to a donor of the Casey Cares Foundation by Richard’s mom.Thank you for the gift certificate for a free pizza provided to my family. Your gift brightened the day for my children as they are grieving over the loss of their brother to brain cancer. It was nice to treat the family to a pizza dinner.
It was so nice of your company to provide this treat for my family! Your thoughtfulness means so much to me.
Warmly,
Rosemarie
Mother of Richard
Thank you very much for my gift card...
Posted: Mar 05, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to a donor of the Casey Cares Foundation by Bobby.
Thank you very much for my Barnes and Noble gift card, which I received through the Casey Cares Foundation. Barnes and Noble is my favorite store to shop at because I love to read books so much.
Bobby Arnold
Just wanted to thank you and 1st Mariner...
Posted: Feb 27, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Nicholas’ mom.
Just wanted to thank you and First Mariner Arena for the Trace Atkins / Martina McBride Concert tickets. We had a great time. It was worth the drive from Poolesville and with parking across the street, it was so easy. Nicholas slept on the way there and was ready to go for the whole concert! It is good to start them young! We met another family who also had tickets through Casey Cares, so that was neat too. They even shared their popcorn with us.
Thanks for thinking of us. Stuff like this really makes a difference.
Sincerely,
Donna Khalil
To Everyone at Casey Cares...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Jasmine's family
Thanks for caring. Thanks for helping put big smiles on Jasmine and Jessica's faces for Christmas. I had not seen Jasmine so happy in sometime. The girls knew mommy always made Christmas joyful for them. But with me out of work since September, I resigned from work once Jasmine was diagnosed. I had no idea how I would pull it off. With the grace of God and Casey Cares, disappointing for Christmas was not an option. It was so great to see two young ladies that had been through so much the last 4 months enjoy themselves greatly. Thanks for making the girls' Christmas so enjoyable. They received everything they wanted and more.
Thanks to Casey Cares and to all the volunteers that help make so many wishes and dreams come true.
We say thank you and God Bless to everyone who helps make Casey Cares run.
Blessings,
Jasmine, Jessica and Yolanda
You really surprised me...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
You really surprised me for my 5th Birthday celebration. I couldn't believe my eyes! To see you drive the batmobile to my house, then come and put me in your arms was a dream come true. Thank you for the great presents. I'm really enjoying my blanket, wristband, sunglasses and I have been taking my backpack to school every day!!
We all enjoyed racing and playing games in my backyard. My sister couldn't believe that you also gave her presents.
My mom and dad say that you do a lot for children like me and for the Casey Cares Foundation. They say you have a 'big heart' for children and like to see us smile. I have a secret; I haven't stopped smiling since you were at my house. I am a lucky boy. I just found out my treatment is this May, can't wait to do some celebrating this summer. Thank you so much for everything you did for me.
xoxo Justin
To our Dear friends at Casey Cares...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Sefah’s family
I want to let you know how much our family is very grateful for all the support and attention you have been giving us over the years for our son and brother Sefah who is a special needs kid with multiple anomalies. I can’t even begin to list all the good things you have done for our family to help us sometimes step back and do something fun and different together as a family, to break the monotony that most families with special needs kids face.
The balloons you send to Sefah on his birthday and the coupons for Pizza is now one of the main events we all look forward to when his birthday rolls around. Tickets to movies and other fun filled events around the city have done so much to bring our family together. It makes us sometimes forget about the rigors of taking care of Sefah, who has a traech, G tube fed, wheel chair bound, non-verbal and require so much attention. The siblings sometimes feel left out, but tickets to events that you send us, makes us forget those moments and come together as a family and enjoy ourselves.
We would like you to know the tremendous work that your Organization is doing and how much we appreciate it. I think your organization should be given an award for bringing joy and happiness to a segment of the population whose problems and sometimes-difficult way of life is not known to the majority of people.Thank you so much for all that you do for us.
Sincerely,
Norbert, Gertrude, Ama, Sefah and Aba
On November 22nd, my son Bobby...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Bobby’s family
On November 22nd, my son Bobby will turn sixteen. To our family, this is a huge milestone because he has been thru so much since his diagnosis of lymphoblastic lymphoma on 4/20/2007. You did not forget him. In fact, just today I received a call notifying us that you were working on a birthday surprise for him. I thank you for keeping him in your thoughts.
During his two years of chemotherapy and radiation, you were there for us and made it possible for us to do fun things that we would have only dreamt of otherwise. You helped our family keep some normalcy in our lives during a very difficult time. We enjoyed baseball games, concerts, and movie nights. We have wonderful memories.
We are so thankful and blessed that we had such wonderful friends like you to see us thru our journey.
Many, Many Thanks!
Janine, Andy & Bobby
We were introduced to their foundation...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Aaliyah’s family
We were introduced to their foundation right after I was told that Aaliyah, who has sickle cell disease, had suffered five silent strokes. I was truly devastated and afraid that I was going to lose my baby. With this thought in mind I wanted to do something special for her. I spoke with Erin, the social worker at the hospital who gave me an application to Casey Cares.
Our first experience came when Aaliyah was admitted to the hospital and she met with child care worker, Rebecca. She and Aaliyah were talking and High School Musical came up. The show, High School Musical on Ice was showing at the Baltimore Arena. Aaliyah went on to have her surgery and when she woke up she had 4 tickets to the show, given to her by Casey Cares.
Since then we have spent a week in Ocean City, a sky box at a Ravens game, several parties, Disney on Ice tickets, a play, and many other wonderful, exciting experiences. All of the activities were set up and planned by Casey Cares. All my family needed to do was show up and enjoy the event.
The Casey Cares Foundation provided my family a way to forget about doctors, needles and hospitals, if only for a little while and for this I am truly grateful. Whenever there is a letter or a call Aaliyah becomes really excited because she knows it will be something fun and exciting to do.
Casey Cares really does care. We can not thank them enough and we are truly grateful for everything they have done to make our lives a little easier, one event at a time. The ycame into our lives at a very dark moment and they all became family to us. We love them and we are forever grateful for everything they have done for our family.
Lots of love and may thanks,
Glenda, Branden, Aaliyah (especially), Lucky & DeAndre
We really appreciated...
Posted: Jan 08, 2010
This post is a transcript of a letter written to the Casey Cares Foundation by Thomas’ family
We really appreciated the $20 in gift cards for Target that Casey Cares sent to Thomas. He had a Leukemia relapse recently and is still in the hospital. He loves watching movies and playing video games. This will surely help him to pass the time in his room and help our family during these difficult times.
Sincerely,
Cindy, Kevin and the kids
