The Forever9 foundation is about helping the families who have had a child passes away from cancer. Help them deal with and learn to cope with all the things that come with the cancer. How it affects the parents, the siblings and to help them get through after the child has been gone for a while.
They say the hardest time is 30 to 60 days after the child has passed away. The friends and family start to get back to their normal lives and the family is left with the void. What do you do with all the time? How do you reconnect with the siblings that were pushed aside during all the treatments and appointments?
The first part of the foundation will be a support group for the parents who have lost their child to cancer, where they can meet others and share their stories and lean on each other for support. They will each get a sponsor to help them when they are home and need to vent. Talk about their feelings and learn to heal and live again. It will take time but it can be done.
The second part of the foundation will for the siblings. Having had a child with cancer we know that the siblings tend to get pushed aside and they need attention too. I want to make sure the siblings have an angel that sends them little notes and gifts once a week so that they feel the love too. They need to know that they are special. They need someone to do for them what a lot of people do for the child with cancer.
The third part of the foundation will be a trip for the family. I figure that during the time when the family is trying to get back to normal and when that void is most felt send the family on one of the 10 trips we have pre planned so that they can spend time reconnecting as a family. They can get to know their other children again and make that connection again. I think that it would be good for the family to bond and have that time together.
Cheyenne was such a giving, loving child and we promised her on her death bed that we would take care keeping her memory alive through this foundation. We promised to keep doing good deeds just like she did. This foundation will allow us to keep our promise.