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Thanks for Your Support
I have just returned home from Madigan Army Hospital
[Fort Lewis, WA] where I am a Red Cross volunteer. Earlier
this evening, I offered a ride to a family from Alaska who
were guests at the Fort Lewis Fisher House™. Although I had baked
or cooked meals and dropped them off at the Fisher House™, I had
never gone inside until tonight. I was amazed at the reception
this family received from the others in the house. Someone looking
from the outside would think they were related, with all the
hugging, and smiles and compassion. It was an experience of a
lifetime.
What Fisher House™ has created in this community is beyond
words. This house, tonight, was filled with love, hope and peace
beyond anything I have seen in my 40 plus years.
Thank you for being there.
- A Happy Volunteer
The Fisher House™ [at Wright-Patterson AFB] has been a
blessing to my husband and me. If it wasn't for the Fisher
House, we would never have been able to come and have
the treatments he needed. I was afraid, but the Fisher House™
manager made us feel right at home.
You will never find another place on this earth with such
warmth, hospitality and compassion. Most of all, you feel
special and much loved. I feel as if I am one of the family at
Fisher House™.
- The Stone Family
Thank you very much for your support during my grandson's
illness. We needed a place to stay during his hospitalization at
Fort Hood's Darnall Hospital. Thanks to Fisher House™, we were in
walking distance and one parent could exchange overnight duty
with the baby. My daughter and son-in-law stayed each night at
the Fisher House™ with a place to eat, change clothes and rest.
- The Hill Family
Six months into my pregnancy and stationed in Germany,
I suffered a third degree heart attack block and was flown to the
National Naval Medical Center [Bethesda, MD]. My husband was
deployed to Bosnia and was not aware of the emergency.
I also had two other small children. The staff notified me
about Fisher House™. My children stayed there with my parents,
sister and brother.
I underwent heart surgery and stayed in a home environment
[at Fisher House™] during my convalescence. I will never forget
the Fisher House™ in Bethesda nor will I forget the wonderful
Thanksgiving dinner they provided for my family and children.
- Army Sergeant First Class
It is truly amazing how in times of need, perfect strangers come
together and unite as family, each person doing his/her part in
support of everyone and everything. I don't think you could ever
find that kind of togetherness, generosity, caring and warmth (a
general love for other human beings) anywhere but the Fisher
House. It was great to be a part of the lives of some truly exceptional
people, even if only for a short while.
- Peter and Family
Our son Joe suffered a cerebral aneurysm 18 days after
graduating from West Point. Following a lengthy surgery and
recovery period at the Mayo Clinics, Joe was moved to the
VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN for rehabilitation.
After two days in a motel, we moved to Fisher House™. You can
never believe the positive effect! The beautiful surroundings
brought us out of bleak despair. Being able to converse with
others experiencing trauma in their lives was a catharsis for us.
The room was our ³home-away-from-home." For Joe's first
wheelchair ride, his brothers pushed him across the street to
show him "our home."
We cannot thank you enough for the many kindnesses we
experienced in the Fisher House™ and for the many friends
we met who also used this place of respite while dealing with a
loved one's illness.
- The Oppold Family
My father had open heart surgery at the Denver VA Medical
Center, and since we live in Nebraska, we needed a place to stay
to be with my dad. I was so scared that it was going to cost us
so much money.
When we arrived at the Fisher House™, we thought we were in a
dream! I know the good Lord was there watching our faces of
joy. The house was so nice, and the inside of the house was
spotless. When we stayed there all the rooms were full, and we
were all like one big family, getting together in the evenings in
the kitchen, talking about our loved ones and giving each other
support and prayers.
- The Dickey Family
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