They fall in Bellevue.
They swing around in the wind in Seattle and break windows.
They are brought back from certain extinction by old family friends.
They are folded by cancer kids in search of survivorship. What I find wonderful is that this folding and stringing has brought a "string of kids' together.
M-E began her 1000 during one of her dexemethosone times. It was a very hard time for her because she was full of anxiety and needed to do something, had no energy because of the chemo and had to do them perfectly. She has many more to go. Elise R. had a folding party this summer. Her 1000 cranes are with her all the time, either in the room or at home. As I have mentioned before, Elise R. is a little girl with nasty ALL. Hers laughed at chemo therapy and she went straight to transplant. M-E and I have spent time with the family in lots of ways. Phone calls, visits, cards, letters. We gave Elise 13 pieces of tiny beautiful paper for her Day 13. Now M-E and Elise and her brother Jared are in a contest to see who can fold the tiniest crane.
We were asked to help a family and be a resource. M-E She was a bit reluctant at first because she did not feel like a survivor yet. She could not imagine what she would have to offer to someone else with cancer. It did not take her long to realize she had a lot to offer. In fact, this has become her service project for school.
They swing around in the wind in Seattle and break windows.
They are brought back from certain extinction by old family friends.
They are folded by cancer kids in search of survivorship. What I find wonderful is that this folding and stringing has brought a "string of kids' together.
M-E began her 1000 during one of her dexemethosone times. It was a very hard time for her because she was full of anxiety and needed to do something, had no energy because of the chemo and had to do them perfectly. She has many more to go. Elise R. had a folding party this summer. Her 1000 cranes are with her all the time, either in the room or at home. As I have mentioned before, Elise R. is a little girl with nasty ALL. Hers laughed at chemo therapy and she went straight to transplant. M-E and I have spent time with the family in lots of ways. Phone calls, visits, cards, letters. We gave Elise 13 pieces of tiny beautiful paper for her Day 13. Now M-E and Elise and her brother Jared are in a contest to see who can fold the tiniest crane.
We were asked to help a family and be a resource. M-E She was a bit reluctant at first because she did not feel like a survivor yet. She could not imagine what she would have to offer to someone else with cancer. It did not take her long to realize she had a lot to offer. In fact, this has become her service project for school.
The chain of cranes has expanded to another child. Estifania, Fani for short. She is a lovely little girl from Eastern Washington with a high energy Lupe clone. Elies's family decorated Fani's room for her long transplant stay. M-E made her 100 cranes for the first 100 days. When we delivered them, M-E showed Fani how to make them and thus the cranes are continuing in their journey.
M-E's presence was requested for a second lesson and during that time, another child hitched a ride on the lesson.
We have to go buy more paper. Not just paper but "good paper". It doesn't really matter. What ever lifts these kid's spirits.
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