This note is from the mother of the little boy that we delivered our first "bag of fun" to.
MY NAME IS KORI HAYES, AND MY SON IS GARRISON, HE HAS CANCER OF THE BONE. GARRISON RECEIVED YOUR VERY FIRST BAG OF FUN ON THE DAY AFTER HIS LEG SURGERY.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW JUST HOW SPECIAL THAT WAS FOR BOTH OF US! I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER HOW AWE STRUCK I WAS WHEN YOU ALL WALKED INTO THE ROOM WITH YOUR ARMS OVERFLOWING OF GOODIES FOR GARRISON. WHAT AN HONOR FOR GARRISON TO BE THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF GABBY'S DREAM COME TRUE.
WHAT A WONDERFUL MOM SHE HAS TO PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO A PROJECT AS MEANINGFUL AND TIME CONSUMING AS THIS. AND FOR GARRISON TO HAVE HIS HAND DELIVERED TO HIS ROOM... THAT WAS SPECIAL. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR THE HEART FILLED BACK PACK OF JOY!!
WE SO WANTED TO COME TO YOUR EVENT ON THE 3RD OF JUNE, ALTHOUGH GARRISON'S CHEMO HAS BEEN CHANGED AND IS MUCH MORE INTENSE NOW SINCE SURGERY. THE TUMOR KILL FROM THE CHEMO BEFORE SURGERY WAS VERY POOR SO THEY HAVE PUT HIM ON ALL THE "HIGH RISK" CHEMO TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T FIND THE CANCER SOMEWHERE ELSE. TO SAY THE LEAST, GARRISON WAS VERY SICK AND WEAK THAT DAY. WE SEEM TO BE SPENDING MORE DAYS AT THE HOSPITAL THAN AT HOME LATELY. I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER THOSE DAYS TOO WELL!
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHAT A GREAT THING WE THINK YOU ARE DOING AND YOUR DAUGHTER SOUNDS LIKE THE TYPE OF GIRL THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD!!
GARRISON LOVES EVERYTHING IN HIS BAG AND MOST ESPECIALLY THE RUBBER ORANGE HAIR THAT HE CAN PUT ON AND MAKE THE NURSES LAUGH! THAT IS HIS FAVORITE. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE QUALITY AND NUMBER OF GIFTS IN THE BAG! WOW!!
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO COME SEE GARRISON TWICE!! YOU ARE TRULY AN AMAZING WOMAN!!
FOREVER YOUR FRIENDS,
GARRISON AND KORI HAYES
Our efforts are making a difference, one child, one bag at a time.
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