Toireasa's Dream

"I want the pain to stop.
I don't want any other children to hurt like me!"
Toireasa Margaret Ann Barry
1/7/97 - 4/24/02

Journal

Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:08 PM CST

Dear Friends,

It has been a while since I updated this site, so please accept my apologies. It has been a very hectic year taking care of my parents and working at Hahnemann.

Nursing is absolutely the most wonderful job I have ever had. I am able to put my music, desktop publishing, management and caring for others into one. I have never been happier. You have been the guiding force behind me.

I had a patient in April who had a traumatic brain injury. He had visited Philadelphia for his brother's wedding and ended up in my hospital. I worked with him for several months. Towards the end of his stay in our hospital I brought a keyboard into him and taught him how to play again. He is now, 6 months later, playing in New York and teaching children music again!

My daughter is always with me. Her spirit and love guides me throughout the day. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about her.

But it is not just her who helps me. It is you... her fans... her friends... who keep me going. Your love and admiration have spirited me into a new career, a new life.

Thank you for supporting me and Toireasa. Your love would not have gotten me through.

Don't forget Alex's Lemonade Stand. The Lemonade Ball is in January -- check out alexslemonadestand.org for further details.

I love you all.

Julia
Mom to Angel Toireasa

Hospital Information:

Patient Room: Perelman Oncology Unit

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
34th Street and Civic Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-590-1000

Email address  : bjulz@aol.com