Hi all... I wanted to give you guys an update on Cora. And I have to be honest, I just talked to Heather and all my blues of earlier in the day just seem unimportant right now. Cora is supposed to start being prepped for the bone marrow transplant next week. Unfortunately this past weekend, she came down with an infection and had to go to the hospital and be admitted. The family lost out on the little bit of time they had together as a unit before the possibly up to 4 months Heather will be spending at the hospital with Cora.
Andrew, aka "Captain Corageous" started kindergarten today. Heather was luckily able to be the one to bring him to his first day and hang out for a little while. Andrew was drawing a picture and his teacher told him she loved the way he was drawing and coloring. He replied, "I drew hearts for my baby sister because I just love her so much." Captain Corageous is going to save her life with his bone marrow. I told Heather today that right now totally sucks. Right now is hard. And right now, their family is going to struggle. But soon, we will all look back and this will be a memory. And the bond between the kids is going to be so strong, and Andrew will always be the one that saved Cora's life.
But Heather is scared. Doctors have to do their job and make sure you know every possible thing that could go wrong with these procedures. So now she is scared of the big "What if?" And not to mention the bills are already piling up. It's just one of the toughest things anyone has to go through. But I can honestly say that no dollar amount can ever be placed on saving the life of a child.
Soon, we will have a website or blog up and running where "Be CORAgeous" T-Shirts and bracelets will be available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting Cora. I will let you know as soon as we have it going so that you may order. In the meantime, if you would like to make a donation, you can.
You can mail any checks and make them out to Cora Dalik, mailed to...
Cora Dalik, P.O. Box 333, Linthicum, Maryland 21090
I encourage you to check out this video of family photos by clicking here.
17 comments:
this made me tear up thinking about her big brother saving her life.
My heart is bursting with pride for her big brother's help... sending all the good vibes and prayers I can muster for Cora's victory!
Sandy
Good vibes headed their way. Is there a way to donate via PayPal? If not, I highly recommend looking in to it. We've done fundraisers that way in the past and had a great response.
Prayers for sweet Cora and her entire family!
My heart is aching for them but at the same time what an amazing gift her brother can give her! Prayers are heading Cora's way :)
what a sweet little angel. I will be praying hard for her and the family.
My prayers continue. Thanks for the update Cassie.
My good thoughts and prayers will definitely continue on for your friend and her sweet baby girl!
You can see how much Captain Corageous loves her by how he is looking at her in the picture!
Wow!
Prayers going out!
A beautiful little girl and a beautiful family. I'm keeping Cora and her family in my thoughts and prayers .
Prayers and best wishes continue for all of you!
I feel like we have gotten to know Cora so well through you. My thoughts are with their family. Like you said, this will all be a memory one day and I have postive thoughts that all will end well.
The photo video was gorgeous!
Take care,
Lisa
Cora is so cute! Her brother sounds like a doll!
What a beautiful family and so amazing! Thank you for update and I am sending prayers that she feels better soon so they can continue on their path to heal her.
xoxo
What gorgeous kids! That little guys is one brave dude. He is a hero! I wish them all the best and a speedy recovery for little Cora! Hang in there Heather!
How did I miss this post!? I pray that she will have a speedy recovery and will continue on the path of getting well. Such a sweet family and I will help out however I can!!
Terrifying. It's absolutely terrifying for a mother to watch her child go through something like this. I know because my mother did with me. I also know that I'm a survivor of 25 years of childhood leukemia myself and I can tell you children are resilliant! They are strong, they are fighters and this will all be a distant memory some day. I'll keep this beautiful family in my thoughts as they step into these dark waters. My fear now as a parent of three is having to be on the other end of the stick and have a sick child myself. I know what it's like to be that child but I fear it's much much harder to be the mother.
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