Meet Henry

Meet Henry

Henry's Story

Henry Leland Seretta was born on April 14, 2014. This little monster invaded our hearts even before he was born. He was a completely healthy and happy baby, until he started getting an ear infection and colds in mid-October. We finally got rid of the ear infection, but the cold symptoms never fully disappeared. Over the weekend of November 8 & 9, Henry got significantly sicker. He was admitted to Children's Hospital in Omaha on November 10, 2014, and was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on November 11, 2014. He fought hard for nearly two weeks, before passing away on November 22, 2014. This blog depicts our journey through the grief of losing Henry. If you would like to read more about his medical journey, you can visit his CaringBridge page. More photos and community posts can be found at our Hope for Henry Facebook page. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

Monday, November 9, 2015

Twelve Days of Giving

We are nearing the start of our first annual Monster's Mission Twelve Days of Giving.  Starting on Wednesday (the one year anniversary of the day Henry was officially diagnosed with leukemia) and going through November 22 (the one year anniversary of the day Henry gained his wings) we will be sending smiles and love.  We decided to keep it simple...sending a small gesture of love and support to those who could use a smile.  We wanted to honor Henry's legacy of love and joy and spread that at least a little bit to others.

Any of our followers are welcome to join in our Twelve Days of Giving.  You could send a gesture to someone you know is in need of a smile.  You could pay for the person's coffee in the drive-through line behind you.  You could help a neighbor rake their lawn.  You could do a small task for a coworker to make their day a little easier.  It doesn't have to be big, and it doesn't have to even cost any money.  Below you will find a card that will accompany our gestures, and you are more than welcome to use this card as well.  And if you feel comfortable sharing, we would love to hear about all the gestures of love and kindness that are being sent in honor of Henry. 

Finally, we will also be accepting donations to A Monster's Mission over the course of these twelve days.  Any money donated will be used to help spread cheer in Henry's honor.  Any that is not used for this particular Twelve Days of Giving will be donated to the Cure Search walk in June.  (The Cure Search walk raises money for research into treatments specifically for pediatric cancers.)  Perhaps instead of getting your morning coffee or donut one morning, you could donate that money to A Monster's Mission.  Or instead of grabbing that afternoon soda, you could donate that money to A Monster's Mission.  We are not an established non-profit, but any money raised will be used either for small acts of kindness or donated to Cure Search.

Whether you send a monetary gift, or smile at someone in the hall, thank you in advance for helping us to honor Henry's legacy and helping us to remember our sweet little monster.

To donate directly to A Monster's Mission, use this link: bit.ly/ammgiving

If you would like to use this card to share Henry's story and the inspiration for the Twelve Days of Giving, feel free to do so!

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