We learned that orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes. -David Platt

Friday, October 26, 2012

Toys from Tyler

In 2005, when I first started working at Shands, I met one of my very favorite patients.  Tyler was five-years-old at the time, battling stage IV neuroblastoma, and having a stem cell transplant.  I got to be friends with Tyler and his family during that time and we have stayed in touch ever since.  Tyler not only defeated cancer, but has gone on to do some pretty amazing things.  He started his own charity, Toys from Tyler.  What started out with his desire to bring a Christmas gift to a friend who was hospitalized over Christmas, has grown by leaps and bounds every year.  Toys from Tyler collects thousands of toys each year to deliver to kids who are in the hospital for the holidays.  This year Toys from Tyler is going international and their first official donation is a box full of goodies for me to take to Haiti.  Thank you to Toys from Tyler!  I'm sure these toys will bring lots of smiles to the patients I will be caring for at Medishare!

Tyler, Me, and Nicole with the toys I'll be taking to Haiti




Can you even believe that these are the same kids? Time flies!

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