Sammie & her Mom
Sammie Hartsfield, a very kind hearted girl, stricken with a brutal form of cancer known as Osteosarcoma, has left behind a legacy of great compassion. One thing strikes us over and over again here at TeamWILL, and that is the depth of compassion and character the preteens and teens with cancer have towards fellow cancer patients. Sammie’s life exemplified this and the 4th Annual “Sammie’s Bunny Drive,” is a reminder of her capacity for compassion for others who are suffering, even though she was in a great state of personal suffering; a level of suffering that few can truly understand and that no child should ever have to endure.
This is the first year that Sammie’s beautiful smile won’t be physically present, but the legacy of her tender heart is alive and well. Sammie’s hope was that as little children came into the hospital, to receive very difficult treatments, get poked with more needles than can be imagined, and have to endure the after effects of chemo & radiation, that they would have a little stuffed bunny that would be their soft cuddle companion to help them endure the treatments. Only a child who has undergone such treatments would have the understanding of how important this would be.
Sammie’s Bunny Drive is happening now through March 26th. If you would like to help make a simple gesture and provide hope and comfort to critically ill children by purchasing a stuffed bunny, please mail the stuffed bunny to the address below and Sammie’s family will make sure it gets into the hands of a brave, but ill child.
Ship Stuffed Bunnies To:
Sammie’s Bunny Drive
301 W. Southwood
Woodland CA 95695
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