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?


9/21/09

Fundraiser was a huge success!

We had another fundraiser this past weekend. It was a silent auction and variety show. We are so blessed to live in an area where people have such kind hearts. We had a great turn out at the fundraiser and Melody was happy to go out and see how much love and support she had. Thank you to everyone who helped make it all happen. So many people worked hard for that night. And to Morris... You did it! You should be very proud because the way you stepped up to help us is something we will never forget. Thank you so much. I will post a list of all the companies and people who have donated in one way or another for this fundraiser on here as soon as I can. I'm going to try to have it up by tonight. Thanks again everyone for making this event such a huge success!

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