Brody is getting excited about Christmas already. We plan to take down our Halloween decorations this week and go ahead and put up our Christmas decorations. We are not sure how much time we have left with Brody and worry he may not make it to Christmas. I know it's not really Christmas season yet but we want him to have another Christmas season. So, we're starting early. I have several books I want to read with Brody that I am wrapping and putting under the Christmas tree and I am making some special photo albums and videos which I will wrap too. I plan to let him unwrap one each day. I have had many people asking me if there is anything Brody would like as a gift. Many folks just would like to send him something to cheer him up. If I am going to let Brody open one present each day until Christmas and then still have some presents left for him Christmas morning, then I could use some help supplying these presents for him to open (it would be difficult for us to do this on our own financially right now). If you would like to help us "spoil" our child this Christmas season, we welcome your help. We would like to let Brody choose one present from under the tree each day to unwrap. Then he can unwrap the remainder on Christmas morning if he is still with us. Any presents that are given to us for Brody that he may not have the opportunity to receive, will be donated to Toledo Children's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Department.
I have created an online gift registry for Brody at http://mygiftlist.com/ Once you are on this website, click on Find Registry. Then enter Brody's first and last name (Brody Pizzifred). Then click on View Registry. Or instead you can click the following link to go directly to Brody’s gift list. http://www.mygiftlist.com/lists/131403
The gift registry is a list of gift ideas for Brody. There is a link for each to where you could purchase each item through Amazon Smile. Amazon Smile will donate a percentage of your purchase to the charity of your choice. CureSearch for Children's Cancer is a charity you could choose to support. Please consider making CureSearch your Amazon Smile charity of choice. Next to each item on Brody's gift registry at mygiftlist.com there is a box you can check if you purchase that item. Please remember to do this if you purchase an item from the list. This way multiple people don't end up purchasing the same item.
Geordi and I also visited Learning Express Toys at the Fallen Timbers Mall and picked out several gift ideas for Brody. This local toy store has a "birthday box registry." You choose items within the store and place them in a "birthday box" which is a large plastic tote. These totes are stored with various gift ideas directly inside the box. If you are shopping in the store for someone who has created a "birthday box" you can simply choose a toy from their "birthday box." Brody has a "birthday box" there with his name on it. The store is aware that this is for Brody's Christmas presents rather than his birthday. (Normally, it's just for birthdays). This may be a convenient option for those in the Toledo area. Also, if you purchase a gift here, you can have it wrapped in the store and they will hold onto the gift for it to be delivered to our house. (We will stop by regularly to pick up any presents at Learning Express Toys).
Brody has extremely limited mobility these days and tires quickly. The gift ideas on these lists are ones he would likely be able to enjoy in his bed.
To make things a little easier, we are asking that Christmas presents for Brody that need to be delivered or mailed be sent to Cherry Tree Bakery in Whitehouse, Ohio (unless it’s a pet or large/bulky item…in that case, please call or text my cell phone at 419-304-6784 to arrange a time for these if you happen to pick one of these very highly desired by Brody items). Cherry Tree Bakery is close by our house and we will stop by regularly to retrieve any presents that have been delivered to them. Here is mailing and phone number information.
Cherry Tree Bakery & Cafe
6726 Providence St Whitehouse, OH 43571
(419) 877-2500
We welcome you in helping us “spoil” Brody this Christmas season and greatly appreciate your support and prayers.
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