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.
Right before Christmas Melody had a very special day. Roary the Wish Lion from the Children's Wish Foundation came knocking on our door along with two of his friends (volunteers). She was so surprised! Melody was told that she was going to be able to have her wish come true. Sooo... Melody has wished for a trip to Disney World to be Princess for a day. Everything is in the works to make sure Melody has the best trip ever. It is amazing how the Foundation takes such care in every little detail while planning this big trip for our family. This is going to be so wonderful for Melody and all of us as a family. Thank You Children's Wish Foundation for making our little girl's dream come true. She can't wait to go!
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