Friday, October 23, 2009

"This place is awesome."

Dear Wayne and Volunteers,

Thank you so much for all you have done for our family during our stay. Brasen was diagnosed with Leukemia in September of 2008 when he was 4 years old. He is now 5 and this is his first true beach experience which he would not have experienced without Believe In Tomorrow giving him and our family the opportunity to come and stay at a wonderful place with wonderful people for a week and experience so many things in Ocean City. Brasen said, "This place is awesome."

Monday, October 19, 2009

THANK YOU!

To everyone who makes Believe In Tomorrow possible, we want to say THANK YOU! Our family has not had time like this since our son was diagnosed with Acute Pre B Lymphoblastic Leukemia on 2/14/2008. It was very relaxing and we had a great time. We met great people, made new friends and were just a family again. Please say thank you to all who made this vacation possible for us. Wayne, you "rock."

Love,
Don, Leah, Samantha, Nathan & Zachary

Thursday, October 15, 2009

We will never forget your gift!

Dear Believe In Tomorrow,

On May 15th, 2008, our four year old son Caleb was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Our family includes Mom, Dad, Zachary 18, Spencer 15, Maggie 11, and Caleb is now 5. Our lives were forever changed on day as we entered the world of chemo, radiation, sugeries, blood infections and one very sick little boy. It has been frightening, sad and exhausting to be suddenly caught up in this non-stop battle against cancer. It is a place we never dreamt we would be, a regular visitor and almost at home on 4th floor Oncology at Children's Hospital in DC.

This House By The Sea has been a huge blessing. There is no way to express the depth of our gratitude for your gift to us. No schedule, no mail, no phone, just our family with a whole week to do whatever. The house is cozy and clean, the beach (our favorite spot) was so amazing, and all the extras really made our stay much more enjoyable.

We know that volunteers and a ton of work make this all a reality for families like us. Our family wishes would could hug the neck of everyone involved, look you in the eye and say THANK YOU.

We have new memories, new photos and lots of shells (and sand) to take home with us. We will never forget your gift!

With Love,
The Hawbakers

Friday, October 9, 2009

I loved Ocean City

I loved Ocean City. Thank you for letting us visit. I want to come back again. I loved everything, especially the Pirate Adventure and mini golf.

From,
Carly (4)
Rachel (7)
Matthew (14)
Erin & Doug