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Thanks to everybody who has been so supportive over the past 12 months. To our old and new friends and loving family who have been here through it all, present physically or not.

Beatrice benefited from the dedicated doctors and staff from so many different medical institutions. These are places where I met and saw so many children and families with their own amazing stories.

These institutions are incredibly well run and make life as smooth and easy as possible for families like us.

Where Bea Received Radiation and Lots of Loving Care and the Workplace of Dr. Greg - The Winship Cancer Center at Emory: http://winshipcancer.emory.edu/support-winship/WinshipContentPage.aspx?nd=747

Provided Lots of Support to Our Family - The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children: http://www.braintumorkids.org/

Where Bea Received Rehab and All Kinds of Health Support in 2012: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: http://www.choa.org/Support-Childrens/Give-to-Childrens

If you or your employer plan to donate this year, please consider the places that provided the best care and experiences for Bea. It was the little extra things that made all the difference for us.

• CHOA has musical clowns and therapy dogs that entertain the children on a daily basis. They have a music therapist who wanders the halls looking for children to sing and loan an instrument to during their stay.
• The Winship Cancer Center has the most up-to-date radiation machinery that allowed for more targeted therapy for Bea. The machines had little radiation bounce. This was very new equipment at the time. The new machine meant no ricochet of radiation to the area of the brain that's healthy. Less bounce meant less injury to her brain. This is also where Bea met Dr. Greg, her biggest crush and a loving man who made her look forward to going to radiation.
• The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children does so many things for children and families. Some of what they do is provide financial support for families who are struggling with their bills. They also pass along your info to other foundations, such as Super Sibs, who also provide amazing support.