Abby's Activities
Swim lessons and bedside art sessions for your child during hospital care.
Helps with: Mental Health Therapy, Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
Families at a current Dragonfly Chicago partner hospital ask their hospital social worker for the Dragonfly application. Registered families may receive staff-assessed urgent help, community and family experiences, hospital comfort programs, and seasonal holiday support; there is no public family application.
Supports young cancer patients and their families through practical, relational, and hospital-based programs.
Chicago chapter providing hospital-mediated practical support, family connection, comfort items, activities, and holiday assistance to young cancer patients and their families.
Swim lessons and bedside art sessions for your child during hospital care.
Helps with: Mental Health Therapy, Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Holiday gifts chosen from your family's wish list.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help, Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: Yes
A Chemo Duck toy for comfort and learning about treatment through play.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
A hair-loss care package with a booklet shaped by other patients, a soft pillowcase and a gift card for a hat.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Free events, birthdays, milestone celebrations, sports and holiday outings, with ongoing connection to other people affected by childhood cancer.
Helps with: Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: Yes
Gas or Uber cards, groceries, bedside or home meals, household necessities, medical devices and prescriptions you would otherwise pay for.
Helps with: Meals And Food, Medical And Insurance Costs, Practical Items And Home Help, Travel And Transportation
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: Yes
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.