In April of 2005 our family was devastated with the news that our sweet son Michael had cancer. We endured 13 hour surgery, 48 weeks of chemotherapy, 6 weeks of radiation, and well over 100 days in the hospital. We are thrilled to report that Michael is currently in remission. For months you’ve been kind enough to support our family through Michael’s journey. This strenuous experience confirms our belief that miracles happen! We know there is a purpose and good things can come from bad situations.
To honor Michael and to help ensure that Child Life services are always available to patients and families at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, we have enthusiastically decided to start the Michael Stanley Child Life Fund in the form of an endowment. This endowment will remain in place from now on, and only the interest earned on the corpus of money will be spent each year, ensuring growth and sustainability of Child Life into the future. We have made the lead gift to get this fund started, but many of you have expressed a desire to join us in giving back so we wanted to invite you and your family to participate as well. Monetary gifts will help to increase the bottom line of the Michael Stanley Child Life Fund, and will have a long term impact on families and patients. Additionally, gifts of toys and other items are always in need if you prefer to give in this manner.
Cindy and Tony
