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Lots of activities and Golf Tournament news ... (April 5, 2009) It has been a busy winter for the Shannon Froio Foundation helping families at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital. A few families were helped with our annual Christmas donations. We also were able to hand out some gas cards for families traveling long distances for therapy. Thank you to all our donors that helped make this possible. More... Shannon's Build a Bear party and other news (November 30,2008) It has been a tough month at work. Many losses, many relapses, many new diagnoses. Many ask me “how can you work there? It must be like losing Shannon all over again”. More... Missing my sweet Shannon (November 1st, 2008) Not a days goes by when I'm not thinking of Shannon.Everything I do,she is with me. Yesterday,was a particularly difficult day. Halloween was Shannon's most favorite holiday. She loved dressing up and trick or treating.I have yet to see a better tigger or vampiress than Shannon. My emotions yesterday were so conflicting,smiles because of prescious funny memories,and sad because Shannon wasn't here with us.Samantha and Jimmy had some friends over. Shannon LOVED their friends.Nothing excited her more than the thought of being around other kids, especially older kids! More... We need help to continue our mission... (July 22, 2008) The Shannon Froio Foundation needs your help! The Second Annual Golf Tournament is fast approaching on Thursday, August 7th. In order to continue helping the families at the Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders,we need to make sure this years golf tournament is an even bigger success than last year. We need golfers, hole sponsors,and silent auction donors. The silent auction will be held before and during dinner. Last year we had a wide variety of items, including autographed items from SU's basketball team, the Syracuse Crunch, many Build A Bears, books, Doubletree gift certificate,car detailing,driveway sealing, etc. I can't wait to see this years interesting array of items! Those of you that don't golf, please come for the dinner and auction. We have a great time, full of fun and laughter. More... A difficult year has passed (March 3, 2008) It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since Shannon passed away. The time has flown fast, and it seems like just yesterday I was holding my baby in my arms for the last time on this earth. I stayed home from work last week to spend the time thinking about Shannon and to let myself grieve. More... Shannon's inspiration continues ... (January 27, 2008) Shannon inspires us to help others. More... Shannon's Foundation sponsors a family for Christmas (December 3, 2007) Happy Holidays Friends and Family !!! The Shannon Froio Foundation has adopted a family for Christmas. We want to make their Christmas as special as possible despite the circumstances. We are going to provide a gift for each child, gas cards for transportation to the hospital, stockings full of surprises, and of course, a Christmas dinner. All donations to the Foundation from now until Christmas, will be used to help us provide these items to this special family. In order to maintain their privacy, I cannot use names, but we would like to tell you their story: More... A visit to Manhattan to say "Thank You!!! " (October 28,2007) Hi friends and family, I last wrote after the golf tournament – wow- it has been a long time since you’ve heard from me. I have a lot of thoughts I’d like to share, but finding the ability to write them down is much more difficult these days. There is no doubt that I was inspired by Shannon. It became therapy and a source of strength, sharing the daily happenings of life with my spunky girl and all we went through together. More... Golf Tournament pictures and other news! (August 21,2007) Web site for viewing the First Annual Shannon Froio Foundation Golf Tournament !! http://community.webshots.com/user/smilesforshannon More... First Annual Shannon Froio Foundation Golf Tournament (Sunday August 12th) The first annual Shannon Froio Foundation Golf Tournament was a HUGE success. Jim and I were shocked by the enthusiasm of everyone that participated and the amount of participants. Thank you to all the golfers who participated this year, and all those who came to dinner. The turnout we had for our very first year was remarkable. Shannon’s short life touched so many people. We could feel the caring and support of our family, friends, and community all around us. In honor of our precious angel Shannon, we were able to raise additional funds to help families living with a diagnosis of childhood cancer, and which will enable us to have the opportunity to help the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Upstate Medical University , and other opportunities vital to the mission we created in Shannon’s memory. More... Hi Friends and Family (July 31,2007) Life in the Froio household is OKAY. We have managed to have some fun. Our life goes on. It’s hard to explain to all of you what we feel. Only someone that has suffered the loss of a child or spouse at a young age, can possible begin to grasp what we are going through. I feel as though we may have lost some friends because of the way we are dealing with our grief. I can no longer reach out to lean on my friends shoulders as I did when Shannon was alive. It used to help me to write out my feelings, or to pick up a More... Our love for Shannon (Tuesday July 3 2007) Not a second goes by in any given day, when we're not thinking about Shannon.Sometimes the memories bring pain and result in tears, but more often, the memories bring smiles. That is what Shannon would want. More... To our wonderful friends and family (Monday June 4,2007) As life continues to go on without Shannon, Jim and I are struggling. Getting through each day is like a roller coaster of emotions. We both go through the motions, doing the best job we can at work, and trying to be the best possible parents for Samantha and Jimmy at home. Thoughts and memories of Shannon are constantly with us. Sometimes these special moments remembered inspire us to keep going, other times we just want to go in a room, close the door, and cry. The pain of missing our sweet daughter is sometimes just too much to bear. More... Happy Birthday angel Shannon (Friday May 25th 2007) As many of you already know, tomorrow is Shannon's 7th birthday. "Memorial" weekend has a new meaning to our family now. Life is unfair, why isn't Shannon spending her birthday with us, blowing out candles and laughing at bubbles blowing in the wind ? More... Hi friends and family (May 19th 2007) I promised I would continue to write. I hope that as time goes by it will get easier to express what I’m thinking and feeling. I am still at the stage of grief where even to get a few words written results in tears, anger, and frustration with my life. It will never get easier. I just have to find a way to feel happy, to continue to make a difference in my life, because I know that’s what Shannon wants. ( I don’t use the past tense in speaking of Shannon because I truly believe she is in heaven, and aware of her loved ones on Earth.) More... New Journal Format (May 14, 2007) Please refer to our caring bridge site for past journal entries. http://www.caringbridge.org/ny/smilesforshannon |
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