'Fleece & Thank You' Delivers Hope To Kids Facing Hospital Treatment
Farmington Hills, MI (CBS Detroit) - Fleece & Thank You was inspired by a friend, Sophie, 4 years old and battling neuroblastoma. At a time in her life when she should be playing with dolls and meeting new friends, Sophie was taking trips to the hospital to battle one of the toughest forms of childhood cancer- this meant many rounds of difficult chemotherapy treatments involving multiple overnight stays in the hospital. Sophie had her childhood stolen from her, and Nicholas Kristock saw this disconnection and needed to do something about it, and that is where Fleece & Thank You was born.
"Every blanket we deliver has a personal video message attached to it from the person that made it, to the child that receives it. Then that child can actually send a message back to the blanket maker."
"Every year Fleece and Thank You tries to serve 30,000 kids entering extended stays in hospitals in Michigan. We are always in need of people making blankets for kids in the hospital, because that's a huge amount."
"This blanket is such an important piece of hope in a child's journey. For us, this is a chance to give them that piece of hope and that piece of happiness that might have been taken away through an extended stay in the hospital."
"It's a chance for us to give that to the patient, as well as to the family. Even during this tough time that seems really dark, there is some light at the end of the tunnel."
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