“Violet, at 6 months old, was diagnosed with severe congenital neutropenia. It then developed into JMML, which is a very rare form of leukemia. We started coming to this area for Duke Children’s Hospital to do the bone marrow transplant workup in July, and then we returned to Texas to pack up our lives and move here. We moved here at the end of August. I took about 3 months of leave to full-time care for her, which was absolutely necessary.
“The social worker team recommended Riley’s Army Triangle as a great connection for us. I remember going onto rileysarmytriangle.com to find out about the organization and the story about how the organization was created.
“There’s been times where just a text or a phone call has been just the outreach that we all needed to know that there are people thinking of us while we are stuck in a hospital where it just feels like nobody knows you’re there.
“From Riley’s Army Triangle we have received some financial assistance and emotional support. Mama Jean [Family Liaison] came and visited us in the hospital before the transplant began. She was then, and has been, a true extension of our family. We are very appreciative of that.”