Making a Difference

Today I called the Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation to get some general information, and I simply began the call saying, "My son passed away..."  Before I could get in another word, the woman who answered the phone asked, "Are you Connie, Grant's mom?"  That was all it took.  Brooke, the woman at the foundation, expressed her gratitude for our very generous friends and family and mentioned donations in Grant's name have been coming in daily.  She was so thrilled that we had elected PCH as Grant's charity and excited about the prospects of what the funds raised could do for the Neuro-Oncology and Critical Care departments.

I was talking to my sister Julie tonight and laughing about my new "project" of getting involved and preserving Grant's legacy at PCH.  Growing up, I absolutely hated selling Girl Scout cookies and wasn't the most diligent kid about bringing the UNICEF box on Halloween.  However, because of our experiences at PCH, it's very easy to become passionate about a cause that became so personal to us.  I knew something had definitely changed in both of us when even Damon was very disappointed to miss the Ignite Hope Walk on Saturday.  My how this little boy affected both of us, not to mention hundreds of others, in a very positive way!

One of Damon's favorite pictures.

I have received a few questions about donations since the obituaries in the newspapers did not contain the full detail (we quickly found out that obituaries are quite the revenue-generator).  As long as the donation is tagged with Grant's name, it will automatically go to Neuro-Oncology and Critical Care (PICU):

By Mail:

Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

2929 East Camelback Road, Ste 122

Phoenix, AZ  85016

Online:

https://secure3.convio.net/pch/site/Donation2?df_id=1468&1468.donation=form1

Support - Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Note - Neuro-Oncology

In Memory of Grant Hovannisian

Phone:

(602) 546-GIVE (4483)