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All the Way from Texas: Housing for out-of-state guests
This is Pearl and her family. Darling Pearl and her family flew all the way from Texas to receive a highly specialized ear surgery at UVA...
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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LilyPads Housing End of the Year Newsletter
If you missed our end-of-the year newsletter, have no fear! You can still find out what was behind LilyPads Housing President Jen's...
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Packing List for Your Child's CHD Hospital Stay
We’ve compiled a short list of helpful “must-haves” to bring with you during your child's CHD hospital stay
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Low-Key Outings for Kids in Charlottesville, VA
Your sibling is in the hospital. One of your grown-ups is gone most of the day. You're staying in an unfamiliar house and in a community...
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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LilyPads Housing Fall Host Orientation
During the pandemic, we had to shift our host model so that families were only staying in stand-alone units. We're excited to share that...
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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High Housing Need, Low Accessibility for UVA Children's Hospital patients
ver the past two years, over 100,000 families have entered UVa’s Children Hospital for treatment. From central Virginia alone, 88% of...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Guest Update: Daniel!
This adorable little guy is Daniel! Last year, Daniel’s family stayed with us two separate times while he received the care he needed...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Celebrating Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This adorable little peanut is Cricket! Cricket and her family spent the first half of this year staying with us after Cricket was...
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Meet Alison: Heart Transplant Warrior!
Alison was diagnosed prenatally with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which typically requires three stages of open heart surgery. About...
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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LilyPads Summer 2023 Newsletter!
We just started a quarterly newsletter and published our first issue! To read it, please follow the link below. If you'd like to receive...
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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