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February 25, 1993 – September 24, 2019 Emily was a perfectly healthy, happy 8-year old girl. Suddenly, one day, she began showing disturbing signs of serious health deterioration. The magnitude and speed at which these health issues began manifesting created emotional havoc in her family. Even with extensive medical investigation,…

“Bringing Ollie to Emily’s House was one of the hardest decisions of my life.  When you are in the storm that is the beginning of the end of your child’s life, every decision about their care just carries so much more weight. You want to be sure they are comfortable and…

“Arriving at Emily’s House we were both a little nervous and hesitant. It was a new place, with new people. What would it be like? Would we be happy there? Would we feel like a family there? We walked through the doors and I knew we were home. We were greeted by warm…

“Fearless” Cassidy was an aspiring Pan Am swimming contender, until her cancer recently accelerated. At fourteen-years of age, Cassidy spent a lot of her time at Emily’s House painting and creating, with her family and friends all around her, including:  friends from school; her swim team; and those who were…

On April 10, 2014, heaven was graced with our brave and beautiful daughter, Ava Marie.  Her big brown eyes, beautiful smile, and infectious laugh will be remembered forever by all who knew her.  Ava suffered severe HIE at birth and was given a very poor prognosis. Due to the lack…

At Emily’s house, Bruno and Marlene Geremia and twins, Alexander and Daniel, surround Matthew with love. Matthew Geremia was a Sinatra fan. And though his parents and younger brothers kept him happy and smiling, it was Ol’ Blue Eyes that could always put Matthew at ease. Born at 27 weeks,…

Excerpted from an article by Lindsay Holtz and Tim Close, Damian’s Parents “Our son Damian would live for just seven days…. During our journey with Damian, we were terrified when we learned he might die and then again days later when we were told he would die.  If that wasn’t enough, as the hospital…

Millie spent much of her life inside hospitals, but this isn’t where her life ended on May 2. Instead, she spent her final time at EMILY’S HOUSE, a hospice for sick children, with family and friends. “She got to be rocked by mom and dad, surrounded by sunlight and family,”…

Luke* has an engaging, outgoing personality for a little guy; plus, an infectious smile, good cuddling skills, and a very close-knit family that does everything together.  After an MRI identified fluid on his brain, and “spots” on his spine, the doctors discovered Luke also had an incurable cancer.  When the…

Written by parents Ameer and Natasha He looked on the outside like he was almost normal. They reminded us he was only living because he was in Intensive Care. Although we knew it, it was hard to accept. Still is. We had to make a choice. Something I wish no…

Tanika was admitted to Emily’s House for transitional care while waiting for a double-lung organ transplant, and a miracle.  She is the remarkable young girl who inspired encouragement from organ transplant survivors around the globe, while inspiring others like her, all from her respite bed at Emily’s House children’s hospice.

Around the young age when most children are entering elementary school for the first time, Zack* entered Emily’s House children’s hospice…. Zack was “the one” in the family who could make everyone happy.  He did household chores with his grandma. He loved his big family, being outdoors, dancing, and the…