If you'd like to donate: https://www.youcaring.com/other/designing-dreams/41580/donate#pp We have exciting news for you all! We will be redoing a little boys room the weekend of July 18th. Jared is a 12 year old boy who has Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH), a cancer-like condition. LCH involves a proliferation of Langerhans or abnormal cells deriving from the bone marrow, which can migrate from skin to lymph nodes and can result in bone lesions as well as multisystem disease. He has a specific neurodegenerative type which affects his central nervous system leaving which has resulted in some physical limitations, cognitive issues etc. His speech at times is slurred. He is currently undergoing chemo for LCH. He has been getting chemo for a little over two years. His balance is off, so he needs somebody close by because he could fall at any time. He has had 133 chemo treatments so far and has never cried or had a negative attitude about any of it. At the moment he goes to school for half days where he must use a wheelchair. Jared is limited to what he can do because of mobility issues. His favorite things are Transformers, Legos too, and the Three Stooges. Jared's favorite colors are green and red. He holds a lot of emotions inside. When his mother told him about Designing Dreams, he said he was so excited he was about to burst! We are giving him something to think about besides his next treatment or hospital appointment, and he could not be more deserving of it! Read more about Designing Dreams... Our principle activity is to annually/semiannually redesign critically ill children's bedrooms at their home. We decorate, paint murals, and help design children's dream rooms to inspire hope and happiness in their lives. Designing Dreams is a student organization founded at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities that is managed entirely through student involvement. Our mission is to be a beacon of happiness and inspiration to critically ill children. We seek to inspire hope in the lives of these children by incorporating aspects of design to make their dream bedroom a reality. We would like to provide an optimistic and encouraging outlook for the young patients and their families through the hardships they are facing. We promote the formation of supportive relationships between University students and within the Minneapolis and greater Midwest community of hospitals, business, and organizations with which we partner. Members who participate in the Dream Team efforts of Designing Dreams will be able to utilize their creativity, determined work ethic, passion for children, health, and the medical community, and any artistic design abilities (though none are required to join!).

• published: 28 Jun 2014
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