Our video from the St. Baldrick's event last September. We raised over $15,000. Thank you for donating!



Little Warrior is doing great. She had her two-year scans last November, and everything was still clear. We go back in May.

Little Warrior's Mama to Go Bald

Please support me in "Shaving A Way to a Cure."

Little Warrior's Mama Speaks ... about how Little Warrior is doing, what the journey has been like, and why she (Mama) is shaving her head!



http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/littlewarrior

Little Warrior Turns Five

So I've been getting emails from people wanting to know how Little Warrior is doing. As you can see, she's doing just fine. She's a year and a half off of chemo and so far, all scans have been clear. Next scans are in July. (Knock wood), Kindergarten begins in August!

FROGGY GIRL 3!

We've been having a wonderful summer. A terrific time on our Make a Wish trip to Disney, lots of fun in New Mexico visiting family, and a great time back at home, playing with siblings and friends.

And there's a new movie! Froggy Girl 3 -- "Sidekick." Enjoy! (This is what happens when you let your children read comics and watch "Young Frankenstein.")

Have you danced today?

Well, why not?

WONDERFUL NEWS

Little Warrior had scans this week ...

NED! (No Evidence of Disease). We are filled with gratitude and celebrating. And how better to celebrate than with a new installment of Super Froggy Girl?

How Little Warrior is Doing

The Ben Show - 12 Days of Kindness

We are completely thrilled and greatly enjoying following The Ben Show's 12 Days of Kindness for Little Warrior. This is so touching and such a gift.

Ben's mama has some wonderful ideas. Check it out!

Quick Note to Our Readers with Amazon Prime

If you have Amazon Prime for free shipping, here's a quick (and cheap) way to put a smile on the face of a child with cancer -- Amazon has some great sales on toys right now. Go put one in your cart and when you check out, specify that it be sent to:

The Little Warrior Project--TCH
3526 S. Meadows St.
Alvin, TX 77511

These will go to the Candlelighter's Representative for Texas Children's Hospital. She'll distribute them to children who need a little "lift."

A good way to find things on sale is:

Amazon Toys "Movers"

Some examples:

Hannah Montana Doll -- $3.99

Scrabble Game Folio -- $4.99

Manley Art-tastic Magic Beads Fantasy Fun Medium Playset -- $5.99

As always, thank you for showing love through action!

A Visit with St. Nick

"So what should I do about Love Through Action?" I asked my best friend. "I mean, now that Little Warrior is done (we hope) with chemo, should I close it, or stop posting, or what?"

Her answer was immediate and decisive. "You must keep it going," she said. "People need to be able to see Little Warrior getting better."

Okey-dokey!

You can't really tell in the video, but she is sporting a fine fuzz all over her head. No one can resist rubbing her head, including her siblings. It's like stroking velvet. She patiently tolerates it.

We got a bit of magic after our visit. Little Warrior's eldest sister asked Santa for snow. Well, it never snows in our town. Oh, maybe once a decade. Three days later, what happens but snow. So we're all pretty sure that this was the real Santa.

Wishing you magic this holiday season ...

A Random Act of Kindness -- to Little Warrior!

Two days before Thanksgiving, Little Warrior went into the hospital for hopefully her last procedure, to remove the portacath through which she received chemotherapy. We wound up spending many hours in the waiting room. While we were there, a pretty lady who was there with one sister, waiting with their other sister and her child, darted out to the gift shop and returned with a Hello Kitty balloon, candy and a cute teddy bear, which she presented to Little Warrior.

This was completely out of the blue -- I don't believe we'd exchanged any words. But she felt moved to give LW a little treat. When I enthused over this, she demurred any praise, saying that the Lord told her to do so.

What I didn't say at the time, but should have (I don't think fast on my feet, especially when I'm really touched by something) is that God/the Universe/However you view the Transcending Mystery, speaks to us all the time. Choosing to act on that is very special.

So ... a good deed done directly for LW by a stranger. I have good friends, I told someone. I have good strangers, too.

Good News

We got very good news today. Little Warrior had a CT and it was clear. No more cancer.

Footloose

We introduced the kids to Footloose this past weekend. Little Warrior was especially caught up in the music.

FREE Good Deed -- Bone Marrow Registration

I know you've been wanting to do this, but the $52 fee for doing a good deed slowed you down. You didn't have your credit card by the computer. Or at least that's what happened to me.

For the month of November, thanks to a generous donation, you can sign up to be on the bone marrow donation list -- for free!

Simply go to: http://marrow.org/ and at the "Become a donor" box, click Join. It'll take a few minutes to register, so plan accordingly.

If you join by November 30, then they'll send you a kit -- all you have to do is swab inside your cheek and send it back. Presto, you're on the list.

And you've done a pretty fabulous good deed, right in time for Thanksgiving.

Pass this on to your friends and family!

Happy Halloween from Little Warrior

Happy Halloween!

The Hair Fairy Sends Her Love

Little Warrior received a visit from the "Hair Fairy."

Donating Hair

Little Warrior, in honor of your journey and to celebrate your spirit, I am growing out my hair so that I can donate it to Locks of Love. It sounds like you are going to be done with your treatments pretty soon. My hair doesn't grow that fast! I found your website in June and I've been growing my hair ever since. I still have about 2 inches to go. So, if I haven't gotten it done by the time you finish treatment, I want you to know that I will. I told my hairdresser back in June about my plan and I told her all about you!

Jody from Minnesota


Thank you, Jody! You should send us a "before" and "after" picture! Also, two other great organizations are Wigs for Kids and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths.

Little Warrior Gives Away Little Lambs, Little Lambs, Little Lambs ...

We're at the hospital this week and Little Warrior was given a terrific gift -- the opportunity to give to others.

The Little Warrior Project

Would you like an update on Little Warrior? It's good news.

She has been responding very well to the chemotherapy. She had tests about a week ago which showed that her heart is handling the heart-damaging drug just fine, and there are no visible tumors inside her. So as far as we know, she is cancer-free!

She has two more chemo hospitalizations to go. If all goes according to plan, her last day of treatment should be Halloween.

So, if you've done a good deed and haven't written to us about it, now would be a great time! Or if you've had an idea and haven't done it yet, this is the month!

I've received several notes from folks wanting to send something to Little Warrior. In keeping with the spirit of Love Through Action, I've coordinated with the Senior Parent Consultant for Candlelighters at our hospital. Any gift sent to the below address will be distributed to a child at the Texas Children's Cancer Clinic. I can tell you from personal experience, that she has a good eye for seeing which kid really needs a little lift on any particular day.

If you have a deed in mind, we'd prefer you do that, but if you really want to send something to a child with cancer, send it to the consultant at:

The Little Warrior Project
3526 S. Meadows
Alvin, TX 77511

What will we do with this website after Little Warrior completes treatment? I'm not sure. Still thinking ...

Thank you again, for your good deeds, your prayers, and your love. They have sustained us as a family, and have given Little Warrior a clear vision of what is good in this world. And for me personally, her mama, your good deeds always seem to come when I really need to see something beautiful.

Good Deed from our house

Little Warrior's big sister "Bo Peep" wanted to do a good deed. On her own (because I must admit, I loved her long hair), she decided she wanted to donate it to Wigs For Kids to other children who have cancer like her little sister.