Pixie Dust and Cards for Alyssa!!

poochie

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My DN who is a nurse works at a Hospital for sick kids and one of the kids from her floor has taken a turn for the worse. She send me this email and I immediately thought of everyone from DIS who could help make this little angel's day sprinkled with a bit of pixie dust.

I don't usually send these along because i know people are busy, but i've seen too many kids spend their birthdays sick, and seen too many kids get crazy excited over getting mail not to try to get her a few more birthay cads! This is a kiddo getting treatment in rochester. If you have a minute, i know it would mean the world to this kid to fill up her penny jar! No this is not a chain letter that is years old, but a real request for a little girl.


This past school year Alyssa Bruno, was diagnosed with diffuse pontine glioma (stem cell brain tumor).? She had a successful year of kindergarten, but took a dramatic turn for the worse at the end of the school year.? As of now she has lost all movement in her left side and can't walk or talk. She has been on five different chemotherapy treatments and continues to be a little trooper! Everyone is praying that this upcoming week's dose of chemo will show some signs of improvement.

On August 2nd Alyssa will be celebrating her 6th birthday. I've been thinking for a long time about what to get for her, but she is very limited with what she can do right now.? One thing Alyssa LOVES is to get mail.? So I thought I'd email everyone on my list and ask for you all to send Alyssa a birthday card.? How neat would that be for Alyssa to receive cards from all over the country and perhaps the world! I'd love it if you all could also forward this message to everyone on your list. (I'm not a fan of chain letters, but this would really make Alyssa's day!)

If you send a card please enclose a penny for "good luck"! I am going to have Alyssa collect them in a jar as a reminder of all the people who are out there praying for her.? I know how busy everyone is these days, but sending a card to Alyssa would really help to brighten her long days during these next few hot months of summer.? It will give her a little something to look forward to each day when she gets the mail. I've attached a few pictures so that you can put a face with the name! She's a cutie! :) Try to forward this to anyone who you think would send a card! Her mom will deliver these to her.

Thank you so much, :tinker:

Alyssa's Address:

Alyssa Bruno

67 Cascade Road

West Henrietta, NY 14586
 
A postcard from Mickey Mouse will be on it's way to her first thing tomorrow!
 
Feralpeg said:
A postcard from Mickey Mouse will be on it's way to her first thing tomorrow!

Thank you I know Mickey will make her smile. :teeth:
 
I have a post card from the zoo. I'll mail it in the morning and keep her in my thoughts and prayers. :grouphug:

ETA: I just sloooowwwlly read the entire post. So since the postcard is already addressed and ready to go I will send out a birthday card with a penny in it also! I love mail too and I'm 40!
 

Eeyore'sthebest said:
I have a post card from the zoo. I'll mail it in the morning and keep her in my thoughts and prayers. :grouphug:

ETA: I just sloooowwwlly read the entire post. So since the postcard is already addressed and ready to go I will send out a birthday card with a penny in it also! I love mail too and I'm 40!


You are the best, I am sure that the postcard would have just as well brought a smile to her face. :love:
 
What a great thing for you to do for her! This is a great idea. The kids and I will make her a card tomorrow and send it her way, with a penny of course. Keeping her and her family in our prayers.... :)
 
I put mine in the mail yesterday.

Did you know that this story appeared on snopes.com today? Check it out under "what's new?"...for those who may be skeptical, it checks out!
 
saucymb said:
I put mine in the mail yesterday.

Did you know that this story appeared on snopes.com today? Check it out under "what's new?"...for those who may be skeptical, it checks out!


When I first read your post I thought, OMG!!!!! did I just help someone scam people?? :blush: But I too went into snopes.com and whew!!!!! Yes it is legit. I always check out everything in snopes.com too, but since it was from my DN the nurse I trusted the source.

Those of you who sent cards/post cards, thank you all I knew everyone here always has a special spot for the little ones. :love:
 
poochie said:
I always check out everything in snopes.com too, but since it was from my DN the nurse I trusted the source.

Oh, I never doubted you! I just go to snopes.com everyday to check out the "what's new" section, and happened to see a familiar name!
 
saucymb said:
Oh, I never doubted you! I just go to snopes.com everyday to check out the "what's new" section, and happened to see a familiar name!

Thank you, it was just that I should have checked first :rolleyes:

But I am such a sucker and I always seem to be wearing my rose colored glasses for these things. Naive I know.
 
I'll get a card in the mail tommorrow. It won't get there for her birthday, so it will be another day of celebrating!
 

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