The more, the merrier!

Melody is now 15 years old. She is still being followed at the IWK Children's Hospital in Nova Scotia. Melody has been very strong through all this and we are very proud of her. Below is the original write up for Melody's story and the concept for this blog.



Melody is just 6 years old and has recently been diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyositis; a rare disease that only 1 to 3 children per million a year are diagnosed with. She is currently undergoing a great deal of testing at a children's hospital to determine the extent of the disease and how it will be treated. This disease comes with plenty of pain and limits Melody's ability to do a lot of the things children her age enjoy.



Seeing that this disease cannot be cured, only treated, Melody has a long road ahead of her. Her family would give anything to make this road a little brighter for their special girl. This is where you come in! We all know how exciting it is to get a handwritten letter or card in the mailbox, so we thought it would be fun for Melody to look forward to getting some mail of her own. She has a map of the world on her wall and puts a little sticker on every place she receives a letter from.







If you'd like to send along some sunshine, please send it to the following address:







Mail for Melody



57 Chaleur Drive



Belledune, NB



E8G 1Z3



Canada







Thank you so much for taking the time to participate. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated! We will continue to update this blog with Melody's progress, so feel free to come back anytime.







How many letters has Melody received so far?


6/10/09

The more, the merrier!

**This was originally the first post on Melody's blog, but we've added it permanently under the header so that people visiting for the first time will know what it is all about. We're keeping this post so we won't lose all of the heartfelt comments that mean so much!**

16 comments:

Tammy said...

We hope things go as well as they can for you guys....
We are all thinking of you at sitel...

BIG HUGS to melody XOXOXOXO

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grammy said...

hi baby girl..i hope this blog brings you lots and lots of letters and cards..grammy wanted you to have something special to look forward to while you were feeling sick..thanks to sara for doing up this blog and doing such a good job of it..kisses and hugs from grammy and poppy to our special girl

Kelly O. said...

expect something soon :)

Blushing Rose Boutique said...

Melody ~ may you be blessed by God, we are praying for you. You look like a little ray of sunshine. Lots of love & hugs coming from Maryland ... TTFN ~ Marydon

Kalyn Godin. said...

Meldoy.
wow, i never thought anything like this would happen to someone so close to me. I'm preying for you. I have faith that you are going to make it threw all of this, your a tough little girl.and to your parents and family, stay stong, don't ever give up you got a little fighter who is going to make it threw. Good bless you, lots of love from the Godin Family.
xoxo's.
Kalyn Godin.

Melody's Mom and Dad said...

Melody is loving her letters! Thank you so much to everyone who has and will be sending some. She is so excited about getting mail!

Amy and Rob said...

Thank You Sara for getting all this going for Melody. It looks great! Rob and I are enjoying watching her open all her letters with a big smile on her face. I hope she reaches her personal goal of 5000! Rob and I are grateful for everything you, Ian and Emily have done for us. Thank You very much. XOXOXO

Melody, her Mom and Dad said...

Melody loved all her cards from the TFES Grade 5 class. They were all so pretty. It put a big smile on her face! Thank You so much!

Julie Allain said...

I made a card for Melody today and have linked to your site from my blog

Please give Melody a big hug from me

Julie Allain

By the way my card will be coming from England so it might take a few days to get there :)

Donna Thibodeau said...

I sure hope that treatment will help to alleviate some of the chronic symptoms of this disease. I will pray for all of you as you continue to venture down this path of uncertainty. May God Bless each of you.

Melody's Mom said...

Melody seen your comment and is now watching for your letter Julie! We will let you know when it arrives!

Amy said...

Melody got your card yesterday Julie! She loves it! Her exact words were... "Mommy it's so pretty" So I guess it has the official Melody seal of approval!

Anonymous said...

Hi Melody,
Hope you are doing OK. You are a big girl and a trooper.
Did your Mom tell you I broke my hip? I wasn't able to finish the school year either.
Take care, be a good girl and I will see you at school in September.
Love,
Theresa
xo

Anonymous said...

Hi melody !
Hope you are feeling better , you're such a tough girl ! SO brave !!
Imgoing to send you a letter , take care ,
Love danika from saint john !

Anonymous said...

Hi Melody,
I hear that you`re a big girl & a tough one at that..your mom, dad & spencer must really be very proud of you !!!! sending you tons of hugs & kisses....