Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Halloween - First Delivery

On Friday, October 31st, the day after receiving several financial donations from woman of the Brighton 5th Ward and with the help of Julianne Wallace, we were able to make our first delivery to the University of Utah Hospital patients on Jason's behalf. Reams Grocery Store donated 18 Mylar balloons and 3 stuffed animal dogs valuing $60.00. Each gift included a tag with Jason's inspirational story indicating the gift was being delivered on his behalf.


First Stop...the Burn Unit - 3 balloons attached to dogs were delivered to children (one of them only 2 years old). The other 2 went to adults. The nurses were thrilled!







Next we delivered 11 balloons to Neuro Critical Care, one for every patient!








Our final balloon (one popped in the car) went to a girl in Rehab who we were told has been there for a month and whose family lives out of town. She was given a balloon with a little book of HOPE. The nurse radiated joy!


All those we spoke with were touched by Jason's story and expressed concern for him and appreciation for the gesture.

We want to thank these incredible health care professionals who care for the needs of their patients with such love and tenderness. As they determined who was "most in need of cheering up" at that moment, it was apparent that they really knew and cared about each one of their patients.


It was an incredibly rewarding experience! Thank you Jason for inspiring me.

3 comments:

ash said...

Hi-this is Ashley, Jason's youngest sister, and I just wanted to tell you how awesome this is! Thank you for your kindness and huge heart! I love this idea :)

Anonymous said...

This is another of Jason's sisters, Lisa and I, too, love this idea. Our family is so touched that you would do this, and we appreciate so much the efforts and love being shown to Jason and Steph. thanks :)

Megan Olson said...

This is not one of Jason's sisters, although I would be fine being one of them, but I think this is an awesome idea Judy! What a fun idea and so worth the time and energy!!!
-Megan Barton