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.
Melody had such an amazing time at The Wiggles show with her family. She and her brother Spencer danced and wiggled through out the whole show. Even when Melody would sit for a little rest her hands and feet were still going. Their smiles stayed for the whole show. The Wiggles are amazing. They are very talented and have so much energy. They really did put on a wonderful show for everyone. Melody played along with Murray on her plush red guitar and Spencer had his Captain Feathersword hat and sword all ready for action. They also had their Henry the Octopus Teddies in hand. Melody said her favorite part was when the lights went off and everyone used their phones, glow sticks and cameras to make stars. She thought that was pretty cool. Melody's family would like to say thank you to The Wiggles. We will never forget what you did for her and Spencer. They had a blast and many wonderful memories were created that evening. A big thank you to The Wiggles special friend Alicia as well. You are an amazing person!
Melody an her family would also like to thank Hampton Inn (Saint John) for giving us a room for the night of The Wiggles. The kids enjoyed the pool and their queen size beds. The morning waffles were so yummy! Your staff was very nice to us. Thank you again for everything.
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