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Parents of a child diagnosed with a serious illness are immediately required to make decisions about their child’s medical treatment which, in order to save life, may cause pain, unpleasant side-effects and risk damaging their child’s future quality of life. The actions, last summer, of the parents of five year old Ashya King offer just one example of the lengths to which parents will go to secure the best possible treatment for their child [...]
I decided to write about this book today in honor of the approaching holiday–Valentine’s Day. This book is about love in one of the most selfless and special ways we can give love–to animals who have been in puppy mills. **A portion of the sales profits from A Home for Dakota go to shelters and animal rescue groups.
*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, contemporary fiction
*Puppy mill pup as main character
*Rating: A Home for Dakota will pull at your heartstrings and make you want to hug your pets and your children!
Short, short summary:A Home for Dakota is told from the point of view of puppy number 241, who starts his life in a puppy mill and is rescued. After being held in a shelter, a human named Emma takes him home to help him get adjusted to living with humans. Emma is patient, kind, loving, and knows how to take care of a sick dog who has lost most of his fur from infection. She names him Dakota, and he learns to trust her. When he is on the mend, Emma brings a family in to see Dakota, and he learns to live with a new owner. The book being told from the puppy’s point of view makes it that much more powerful, and in my opinion, endearing to children.
So, what do I do with this book?
1. The last page of the book has special information for parents and teachers to teach your students or children more about how to treat dogs. This information may also help you to answer some questions that come up while reading A Home for Dakota. For example, many children might not understand why Dakota has lost his hair and the illustrations show that he has bumps on his skin. As a service learning project to go with A Home for Dakota, students could bring in their pennies to donate to a local animal shelter; or you could find the animal shelter needs list online or by calling, and students could each donate one item off of the list.
2. This is the perfect book to teach animal safety, especially when finding stray dogs or cats. Children often approach stray animals and scare them, and then the animal attacks. You can also discuss with students the proper way to care for and treat an animal that is in their home. After these discussions, allow students to create posters, sharing information they learned. You can hang these in the hallway at your school or in your kitchen (if you home school) to remind others of these important lessons.
3. Children may want to know why “Sweetie” is drawn without any hair. The text never says that Sweetie has cancer, and so children who are not familiar with this may not understand. Take some time to discuss with children why Sweetie may react the way she does to Dakota at first, why she has no hair, and how Dakota and Sweetie become friends. Give children plenty of time to ask questions and share stories of family members or friends with cancer.
Don’t forget–there’s still time to win your very own copy of Hate List by Jennifer Brown. This is a young adult book, fiction, about a school shooting and how students deal with the aftermath. Make a comment on the post about the book by Feb. 14 at 8:00 p.m. CST.
My niece, Emily, passed away this weekend. She was twelve years old, and in each of those years, she was dearly loved.
She also gave love joyfully and so freely that about a month ago, the Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital paid her a visit to issue a special proclamation, which read:
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Official Proclamation
Whereas, Emily Lewis and her Family have been energetic and passionate supporters of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital; Whereas, Emily Lewis has been an inspiration to us all; Whereas, it is appropriate to celebrate Emily with an award named in her honor; It is with great pleasure that we hereby announce the creation of the
Emily Lewis Youth in Philanthropy Award At Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
This award is to be given annually to a youth who demonstrates Emily’s awesome qualities of enthusiasm, spirit and zest for life in philanthropic support of Rainbow’s Children.
In witness whereof, this Proclamation is memorialized at Cleveland, Ohio this first day of July 2009.
Signed by Michael J Farrell President of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Kim Pesses President of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation.
Emily loved animals, reading, horseback riding, skiing, music, dance, school, going to camp, volunteering at church and having lots of friends. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to Flying Horse Farms, 225 Green Meadows Drive South, Suite A, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035 www.flyinghorsefarms.org
23 Comments on Youth in Philanthropy, last added: 8/12/2009
Oh, Sara, I'm sorry. Comfort is hard to find at these times; I hope you and your family find some in each other. I'm saying a prayer for you and for Emily. She was an inspiration even from a distance.
Sending thoughts & prayers to your family today, Sara. I've loved your posts about Emily and have admired her spirit since I "met" her here on your blog. I'm glad it will live on so beautifully with the new award.
I'm so sorry, Sara. I'm sending prayers for peace and comfort to all those whose lives were touched by Emily. And gentle hugs, lots of them, especially for you.
I'm so very sorry that the amazing Emily has left this world. I have a box in my office with a number of horse books ready to go to Flying Horse Farms. Because of Emily and her wonderful spirit, they will continue to be high on my list of places to give.
I will be sending many prayers skyward today and in the days to come.
The end of the fight is hardest to face for those of us on the outside. My Uncle Wil went into hospice this weekend, so I am standing upslope from you on the same hill, having been inspired and lent strength by both of you. I'm so sorry for your loss.
So very sorry for your loss, Sara. The award is a wonderful tribute to an amazing, beautiful girl. Thank you for sharing her with us here. Love, prayers, and hugs, to you and your family. ♥
It sounds like Emily was a tremendous spirit who touched many in her twelve years and that her life was a gift to everyone who knew her. I am so sad to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts.
I am so very sorry to hear about the death of your beloved niece. Emily must have been an amazing young girl--with a bright smile and a big heart. I can't imagine any pain worse than losing one's child. Please send my condolences along to Emily's parents. Emily and your family will be in my thoughts.
Sara, I'm so sorry. I just read this. Your family will also be in my thoughts and prayers. May grace and strength and courage lift you all up during this time.
I was so sorry to read this, Sara. I am grateful to you and to Emily for giving my family a chance to help build the Flying Horse library. Love to you and yours ...
Oh Sara, I'm so sorry to hear this terrible news. Your love for you niece and her joyful spirit shined through your writing here. I know you are devastated. You are in my thoughts.
Sara, words, even poetry, fail at the moment. I'm so sorry for the loss of the wonderful Emily.
cassandra said, on 8/11/2009 12:53:00 PM
I'm so sorry, Sara. Thinking of you and your family.
Renee Lee said, on 8/11/2009 1:57:00 PM
Sara, I am so sorry for your loss. She obviously was a great blessing and inspiration to everyone who knew her. For that I am sure you are proud. But I am sure that can make the loss even more strong. Thinking of you. Renee Lee
I love this Public Service Announcement, and not just because my niece stars in it. Look for her snatching the hat, jumping into the pool, and dancing. She's a natural actress. You ROCK, Emily!!!
Camp is not only a place for children who are terminally ill, but also a place where children who will survive their illnesses can grow and develop the skills necessary to thrive for the rest of their lives.
At Flying Horse Farms, these same children learn what they can do, not what they cannot do. Camp is a place where we focus on the possible, a place where kids can just be kids. Campers serve as role models for one another and begin to see themselves, often for the first time, not as victims, but as strong and capable leaders.
Amen to that.
7 Comments on Flying Horse Farms, last added: 10/28/2008
Oh, when I grow up, I want to work at this camp. (I worked at a camp for six years, and we had one week for disabled kids that was exhausting and magical -- I imagine this place would be the same, all summer long.) What a beautiful niece.
My niece, Emily, is battling cancer, and her mom sent this information about childhood cancer:
Every day 46 children in this country will be diagnosed with cancer. That is two classrooms full.
Every four hours a child will die from pediatric cancer. We have known several who fought bravely but did not survive.
The average age of a child being diagnosed is 6; the average age for an adult is 66. Emily was a few months shy of her 10th birthday.
Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease for our children. It kills more children than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies and pediatric AIDS combined.
Pediatric cancer is cured about 75% of the time. That means one out of four children diagnosed will lose their battle.
It has been 20 years since any new pediatric cancer drug has been approved.
Currently there are between 30-40,000 children being treated for cancer.
Only about 20% of adults with cancer show evidence that the disease has spread to distant sites on the body at diagnosis yet 80% of children are diagnosed with advanced disease. Emily was one of them.
By 2010 one in every two hundred teens and adolescents will be a cancer survivor.
Most children are treated with smaller doses of adult drugs.
Due to the toll of the currently available therapies on their growing bodies, three out of every five children who survive cancer will be diagnosed with another cancer, a chronic illness or another life threatening illness before they are adults.
So I would love for everyone to stop and think of all the children who are courageously fighting this disease and the ones who earned their wings who fought so hard against this ugly beast.
God bless, Debbie
My niece has come with her mom and dad to a hospital near us to begin a new drug trial this week. Please pray for her.
13 Comments on 30-40,000 Children, last added: 10/17/2008
I admire the mother's courageous, giving spirit. How truly remarkable, that she'd try to enlighten others during what has to be one of her darkest hours.
I will keep your niece (and her loved ones) in my prayers.
I found your blog while site surfing. My son had cancer at age 2, but now is thankfully in remission. We will pray for Emily and her family as they continue the fight.
Hugs, Susan www.caringbridge.org/visit/jacobralston
Sara, Thank you for sharing this important information. My heart and prayers go out to your niece and your whole family. May she recover quickly, painlessly, and with love and peace.
Sara, I'm sure everyone would agree that Pediatric Cancer is a parent's worst nightmare.
Please send my prayers on to Emily and her family.
This issue should be one of the most important in the medical field today. Yet many, many children are forgetten as they bravely fight for their lives. Its so sad.
Thank you all so much for your support. Emily is a fighter---no doubt about that. And she has wonderful parents who love her and advocate for her with great strength.
I'm hoping and praying for extraordinary results to match their devotion and courage.
Oh my oh my oh my: "Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease for our children." I had no idea. And I dunno, I had always assumed your niece was diagnosed at a younger age. But almost age ten? God, that had to be hard. Not as if any age is easy, I'm sure.
I just can't even imagine how hard this is for your brother and his wife, too.
I also hope and wish and pray in my bumbly way for extraordinary results, as you put it. My best to your brother and his wife and your entire family.
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Oh, Sara, I'm sorry. Comfort is hard to find at these times; I hope you and your family find some in each other. I'm saying a prayer for you and for Emily. She was an inspiration even from a distance.
Sending thoughts & prayers to your family today, Sara. I've loved your posts about Emily and have admired her spirit since I "met" her here on your blog. I'm glad it will live on so beautifully with the new award.
I'm so sorry, Sara. I'm sending prayers for peace and comfort to all those whose lives were touched by Emily. And gentle hugs, lots of them, especially for you.
I'm so very sorry that the amazing Emily has left this world. I have a box in my office with a number of horse books ready to go to Flying Horse Farms. Because of Emily and her wonderful spirit, they will continue to be high on my list of places to give.
I will be sending many prayers skyward today and in the days to come.
The end of the fight is hardest to face for those of us on the outside. My Uncle Wil went into hospice this weekend, so I am standing upslope from you on the same hill, having been inspired and lent strength by both of you. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Prayers ascending for you and your family.
Will be holding you and your family in my thoughts.
So very sorry for your loss, Sara. The award is a wonderful tribute to an amazing, beautiful girl. Thank you for sharing her with us here. Love, prayers, and hugs, to you and your family. ♥
It sounds like Emily was a tremendous spirit who touched many in her twelve years and that her life was a gift to everyone who knew her. I am so sad to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts.
Emily sounds like such a gift. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss and am keeping you and yours in my prayers.
Sara,
I am so very sorry to hear about the death of your beloved niece. Emily must have been an amazing young girl--with a bright smile and a big heart. I can't imagine any pain worse than losing one's child. Please send my condolences along to Emily's parents. Emily and your family will be in my thoughts.
Oh, Sara, I'm so sorry. The award proclamation is really beautiful, though. And clearly quite fitting. You and your family will be in my thoughts.
What an amazing legacy, Sara. I am so sorry for your family's tremendous loss and I'm holding you in my heart...
Sara, I'm so sorry about your niece. Your family will be in my prayers.
Sara, I'm so sorry. I just read this. Your family will also be in my thoughts and prayers. May grace and strength and courage lift you all up during this time.
Oh, Sara. I am so sorry to hear this news. I wish you and your family all the best during this difficult time.
Sara, I'm really sorry for your loss. Your niece sounds like she had fantastic spirit.
I was so sorry to read this, Sara. I am grateful to you and to Emily for giving my family a chance to help build the Flying Horse library. Love to you and yours ...
Thank you all so much for your prayers and heartfelt hugs. I'm grateful for each of you.
Oh Sara, I'm so sorry to hear this terrible news. Your love for you niece and her joyful spirit shined through your writing here. I know you are devastated. You are in my thoughts.
Sara, words, even poetry, fail at the moment. I'm so sorry for the loss of the wonderful Emily.
I'm so sorry, Sara. Thinking of you and your family.
Sara,
I am so sorry for your loss. She obviously was a great blessing and inspiration to everyone who knew her. For that I am sure you are proud. But I am sure that can make the loss even more strong. Thinking of you.
Renee Lee
Oh, Sara. We've all been cheering Emily on through your posts and we will honor her beautiful and strong spirit through what she loved.
I wish you and your family much comfort, hope and love during this difficult time. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.