As of today, we have 577 slippers!! We are getting so close! Thank you to everyone who has helped, there are so many of you. We took slippers up to the cancer clinic on Tuesday and Jaylie loved helping some of the kids pick them out. We are taking some to the hospital on Saturday and Jaylie and Breklyn are soo excited!
I attended Hayden's viewing last night and funeral today and it really puts things into perspective. My heart breaks for her family, I can't even imagine. Hayden's service was absolutely beautiful. I wish there wasn't so much heart break in this world, it makes me want to do more. I know we appreciated so much when people helped us out, it feels good to be paying it forward a little bit, even though it is a small thing. We thank you all for your help!!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Another Drop off Location- Great Harvest Bread!!
We are good friends with the owners of the two Great Harvest Bread Co. stores here in Austin and they are participating in the slipper drive! Starting tomorrow, anyone who donates slippers
at either Great Harvest Bread Co. location will receive a free loaf of Honey Whole Wheat bread!
They are located at:
4815 W. Braker Lane #550 in Austin
Or
3201 Bee Cave Rd. Suite 126 in Austin
Or
3201 Bee Cave Rd. Suite 126 in Austin
Thank you Great Harvest!!
There are also drop offs going on at two of the Texas Land and Cattle locations (you will receive a free appetizer coupon):
Lakeline Store: 14010 N. US Hwy 183 in Austin
or:
Austin 290 Store: 6007
N. IH-35 in Austin
Or you can still take or send them to my husbands Dental Office at:
10123 Lake Creek Pkwy Bldg. 2
Austin, TX 78729
We have had a good response so far, we will count the slippers today sometime and let you know how many we have collected so far. We are so thankful for so many people that are willing to help.
Thank you!!!
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Jaylie's Slipper Story on the News
Kvue came to the house yesterday to do a story on Jaylie's slipper drive! We hope it brings in a lot more slippers!! They interviewed Jaylie and I and took some video of the slippers we have gotten so far. It was fun and Jaylie loved it :) Quita was the nicest person too :)
Here is the link to the video:
http://www.kvue.com/news/Central-Texas-girl-launches-slipper-drive-for-young-cancer-victims-182593201.html
Here is the story:
CEDAR PARK, Texas -- A Cedar Park girl who went through cancer treatment is giving back this holiday season.
Watching Jaylie Nielson today, you'd never guess that a year and a half ago, the six-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
“She's doing great now. All her scans have been good -- no cancer,” her mother Kajsa Nielson said. “She is an amazing little girl.”
Now Jaylie and her family want to give to others this holiday season.
“When we were going through treatment, so many people and so many different organizations did so much for us,” Kajsa said. “We've been talking with Jaylie for a few months about what we can do for the kids.”
Jaylie came up with the perfect idea, one that will make sure other kids undergoing cancer treatment at Dell Childrens Medical Center will have a cozier Christmas.
“I like to wear slippers in the hospital, and I thought it would be nice to give people with cancer slippers,” Jaylie said.
So far, the little girl has collected about 200 pairs of slippers, and she’s hoping people from across Central Texas will donate many more. Jaylie says she wants to collect at least 1,000 pairs.
It's a small gesture, that's turned into a major labor of love. Jaylie and her mother hope that these gifts will make a child's Christmas in the cancer ward a little bit brighter.
“It is a hard time, so even just the little things, it means a lot,” Kajsa said.
The Nielsons plan to give the slippers to the kids at Dell Childrens by Dec. 18.
Click here for more information.
Here is the link to the video:
http://www.kvue.com/news/Central-Texas-girl-launches-slipper-drive-for-young-cancer-victims-182593201.html
Here is the story:
Central Texas girl launches slipper drive for young cancer victims
kvue.com
Posted on December 7, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Updated
yesterday at 6:21 PM
CEDAR PARK, Texas -- A Cedar Park girl who went through cancer treatment is giving back this holiday season.
Watching Jaylie Nielson today, you'd never guess that a year and a half ago, the six-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
“She's doing great now. All her scans have been good -- no cancer,” her mother Kajsa Nielson said. “She is an amazing little girl.”
Now Jaylie and her family want to give to others this holiday season.
“When we were going through treatment, so many people and so many different organizations did so much for us,” Kajsa said. “We've been talking with Jaylie for a few months about what we can do for the kids.”
Jaylie came up with the perfect idea, one that will make sure other kids undergoing cancer treatment at Dell Childrens Medical Center will have a cozier Christmas.
“I like to wear slippers in the hospital, and I thought it would be nice to give people with cancer slippers,” Jaylie said.
So far, the little girl has collected about 200 pairs of slippers, and she’s hoping people from across Central Texas will donate many more. Jaylie says she wants to collect at least 1,000 pairs.
It's a small gesture, that's turned into a major labor of love. Jaylie and her mother hope that these gifts will make a child's Christmas in the cancer ward a little bit brighter.
“It is a hard time, so even just the little things, it means a lot,” Kajsa said.
The Nielsons plan to give the slippers to the kids at Dell Childrens by Dec. 18.
Click here for more information.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Precious Hayden
Our
little friend Hayden (5) passed away peacefully last night. We are
heartbroken, but know she is in a better place, cancer and pain free.
Please keep her family in your prayers during this very difficult time.
This is what her mother wrote so beautifully:
Last
night our precious angel peacefully closed her eyes to this world. We
feel joy in our hearts knowing she opened them to a beautiful place with
no more pain. Our greatest gift was getting to be Hayden's parents and
we will carry her love and spirit with us always until we meet again.
You are the bravest, most special little dinosaur-kitten and I smile tonight knowing that instead of laying in a hospital bed in pain you are flying high on your dragon to the moon. We love you Hayden Jade.
You are the bravest, most special little dinosaur-kitten and I smile tonight knowing that instead of laying in a hospital bed in pain you are flying high on your dragon to the moon. We love you Hayden Jade.
If you are able to donate to her family to help cover their expenses, go to
http://www.gofundme.com/5bqag
This is Jaylie and Hayden a couple months ago. Jaylie really loved her and we will miss her.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Share The Joy
I have a friend who is a photographer and blogger. She brought Jaylie over a big basket of goodies to give out to the cancer children along with the slippers. It was part of the World Market Share the Joy campaign. Sooo cool! Check out her blog at www.kristenduke.com to read all about it :) Here are a couple pictures she took when she brought it to Jaylie. Thank you World Market and Kristen!!
Slippers and True Hope Doll
A new friend sent Jaylie a true hope doll from this little 11 year olds project. Thank you Lynne and Eileen's True Hope Project!
Go and like her facebook page :) Jaylie loves her doll!! She carried it with her everywhere yesterday.
Friday, November 30, 2012
American Girl Doll
Jaylie and Breklyn were both able to get a doll, they were so excited! Here are the articles and news videos about it! The first article and video shows Jaylie quite a bit and the second one shows our friend Nicole :)
Girl, 7, gives dolls to cancer patients
kvue.com
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 6:07 PM
Updated
Monday, Nov 12 at 7:41 PM
AUSTIN -- It’s a gift from the heart as a young Austin girl spreads cheer to cancer patients.
Seven-year-old Scarlett Milling spent weeks running her own lemonade stands trying to raise money for her project. And all that hard work paid off.
Jaylee Nielson, also 7, has spent time in the hospital before.
“It just wasn't that fun,” she said. The little girl was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was 5. After surgery, radiation and chemo, she was fine, until now.
“All her scans have been clean except this last one, they found a spot on her bone in her skull so she just had surgery on Friday,” said Kajsa Nielson, Jaylee’s mother.
But this visit to Dell Childrens Medical Center is different, because she’ll be leaving with a new friend – an American Girl doll. “They seem real and I like them,” Jaylee said. “They have long hair.”
The American Girl dolls are a gift from 7-year-old Scarlett Milling. After her mother read her a story about young cancer patients, Scarlett decided she wanted bring smiles to sick children.
“I did three lemonade stands,” she said.
The elementary school student also raised money online.
“I raised 25 hundred dollars,” said Scarlett.
Twenty-five little girls got their own American Girl doll, and there was enough money left over for each of their sisters as well.
“She found out the number of dolls that were needed and she started from there,” Mary Moore, Scarlett’s mother said. “We just watched her do it; we were really impressed with her initiative.”
“I think anything that can lighten their hearts a little bit even if it's an American Girl doll, is a good thing," said Dr. T.J. Milling, Scarlett’s father.
The girls were treated to an American Girl doll fashion show, then they were given dolls of their very own.
“It makes me feel very happy and blessed,” said 8-year-old Princess Gant.
Scarlett says she's already planning her next effort to raise money. She wants to buy more of the dolls to give to girls at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
A girl's mission to spread joy to kids fighting cancer
A
brand new doll can cheer up just about any little girl, and one Austin
7-year-old is spreading the joy to some kids at Dell Children's Medical Center
who are fighting cancer and blood disorders.
Scarlett Milling decided over the summer that it would be a good idea to raise money to buy dolls for girls her age since she loves the dolls so much. Three lemonade stands and an online fundraising campaign later, she collected $2500 she needed to buy 25 American Girl dolls.
"It will make them happy
and they won't be scared anymore," explained Milling
just minutes before she got to hand out the dolls. Her parents, Mary Moore and
Dr. T.J. Milling couldn't be more proud of their second grader.
"It's a long time for follow through and we're impressed and very proud," said Moore of her daughter.
Scarlett made sure the girls got to pick out their own dolls.
For 5-year-old Nicole Rivera, the doll couldn't have come at a better time. She opened her new gift just hours before surgery. Doctors discovered a plum sized tumor in her brain last year and while she's cancer free, she is still fighting the side effects.
"I was so worried and mom told me to get the doll because I've wanted it forever," Nicole said with a big smile on her face. "I love it."
"It's so great to see other little girls who are caring about her," said Nicole's mom, Christy.
Nicole decided it would be a good idea to name her new doll Scarlett after her new friend.
Hugging her doll Scarlett tightly, Nicole walked back up to her hospital room and Scarlett left the hospital determined to buy more dolls.
"Over time I think there will be more little girls who get cancer so I will raise money for that too," said Milling.
Scarlett Milling decided over the summer that it would be a good idea to raise money to buy dolls for girls her age since she loves the dolls so much. Three lemonade stands and an online fundraising campaign later, she collected $2500 she needed to buy 25 American Girl dolls.
"It will make them happy
and they won't be scared anymore," explained Milling
just minutes before she got to hand out the dolls. Her parents, Mary Moore and
Dr. T.J. Milling couldn't be more proud of their second grader."It's a long time for follow through and we're impressed and very proud," said Moore of her daughter.
Scarlett made sure the girls got to pick out their own dolls.
For 5-year-old Nicole Rivera, the doll couldn't have come at a better time. She opened her new gift just hours before surgery. Doctors discovered a plum sized tumor in her brain last year and while she's cancer free, she is still fighting the side effects.
"I was so worried and mom told me to get the doll because I've wanted it forever," Nicole said with a big smile
on her face. "I love it.""It's so great to see other little girls who are caring about her," said Nicole's mom, Christy.
Nicole decided it would be a good idea to name her new doll Scarlett after her new friend.
Hugging her doll Scarlett tightly, Nicole walked back up to her hospital room and Scarlett left the hospital determined to buy more dolls.
"Over time I think there will be more little girls who get cancer so I will raise money for that too," said Milling.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Team Jaylie Slipper Drive
We made up some fliers to hand out to spread the word about the slipper
drive. If you want to, you can print your own and put it up
at work or wherever :)
Thank you to everyone for sharing it and contributing! Jaylie loves seeing the slippers come in! She prays every day that her slipper drive will go well and that the cancer kids will be happy :)
Thank you for all your help and generosity!!
Thank you to everyone for sharing it and contributing! Jaylie loves seeing the slippers come in! She prays every day that her slipper drive will go well and that the cancer kids will be happy :)
Thank you for all your help and generosity!!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Jaylie Update
The pathologist here in Austin gave us his final report on the chunk of bone they took from Jaylie's skull. It was just abnormal cells that were benign, not cancerous and it looked like dysplastic bone. The only treatment needed for it was surgery to get it all out. Nothing after that. We are so grateful! They still sent it off to Mayo clinic, they are the top bone pathologists, but I'm sure they will find it to be the same. We should hear back from them in a week or two.
Jaylie is doing great! She only needed pain medicine for 24 hours after the surgery. She didn't even want normal Tylenol after that. I kept thinking she needed it and she said she didn't want it. She is such a trooper and never complains. She amazes me. She was up running and dancing around 24 afters afterward too. So thankful it was just a bone surgery, not a brain surgery, its so much easier to recover from.
We are so happy and relieved and so grateful for our many blessings from our loving Heavenly Father. In the 2 short weeks (felt like forever for us) that we were unsure if Jaylie had cancer or not again, we saw so many blessings, it was amazing. Dinners, gifts, freezer meals, cards left in the door, texts, messages etc., it meant so much to us and most importantly let us know that God was aware of us and our struggles. It totally brought me back in time to last year when so many helped us during that hard time. Those feelings of being overwhelmingly grateful for all those who helped us during the hard time with Jaylie all came flooding back and I found myself crying a lot because I was so touched. We are so thankful. There are so many good people in this world.
We were so glad the day we found out it was not cancer, but it was hard to be completely happy because of the other little cancer warriors out there who are not getting good news. It breaks our hearts seeing the other children struggle and their parents too, especially ones we know. Please keep Hayden and her family in your prayers. She is such a cute and amazing little girl and she was the first "brain tumor child" besides Jaylie we had ever met. Her and her family hold a special place in my heart and it breaks my heart that they are having to go through this. She had to have surgery on her birthday, poor thing. It is a whole different world that we are a part of now, we think of and feel for the other families so much.
This is what our friend, Rachael (Hayden's mom), wrote for her last post:
I don't even know how to write this update. We are going home tomorrow but not how I ever imagined. We are being released with hospice care.
The pathology from Hayden's recent surgery came back as cancer. Her entire left lung and chest cavity is full of cancer that we had no idea was growing.
I have no words right now, just wanted to update.
For more updates on Hayden go to
http://www.facebook.com/HaydenJadeMullaney
and like her page. The more support they have the better. If you have time to leave them a message, I'm sure they would appreciate it.
Jaylie is doing great! She only needed pain medicine for 24 hours after the surgery. She didn't even want normal Tylenol after that. I kept thinking she needed it and she said she didn't want it. She is such a trooper and never complains. She amazes me. She was up running and dancing around 24 afters afterward too. So thankful it was just a bone surgery, not a brain surgery, its so much easier to recover from.
We are so happy and relieved and so grateful for our many blessings from our loving Heavenly Father. In the 2 short weeks (felt like forever for us) that we were unsure if Jaylie had cancer or not again, we saw so many blessings, it was amazing. Dinners, gifts, freezer meals, cards left in the door, texts, messages etc., it meant so much to us and most importantly let us know that God was aware of us and our struggles. It totally brought me back in time to last year when so many helped us during that hard time. Those feelings of being overwhelmingly grateful for all those who helped us during the hard time with Jaylie all came flooding back and I found myself crying a lot because I was so touched. We are so thankful. There are so many good people in this world.
We were so glad the day we found out it was not cancer, but it was hard to be completely happy because of the other little cancer warriors out there who are not getting good news. It breaks our hearts seeing the other children struggle and their parents too, especially ones we know. Please keep Hayden and her family in your prayers. She is such a cute and amazing little girl and she was the first "brain tumor child" besides Jaylie we had ever met. Her and her family hold a special place in my heart and it breaks my heart that they are having to go through this. She had to have surgery on her birthday, poor thing. It is a whole different world that we are a part of now, we think of and feel for the other families so much.
This is what our friend, Rachael (Hayden's mom), wrote for her last post:
I don't even know how to write this update. We are going home tomorrow but not how I ever imagined. We are being released with hospice care.
The pathology from Hayden's recent surgery came back as cancer. Her entire left lung and chest cavity is full of cancer that we had no idea was growing.
I have no words right now, just wanted to update.
For more updates on Hayden go to
http://www.facebook.com/HaydenJadeMullaney
and like her page. The more support they have the better. If you have time to leave them a message, I'm sure they would appreciate it.
This is Jaylie and Hayden at the hospital a month or so ago
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