Room for Joy Photos
Paloma's Room
Sun 01 Jul 2007 06:57:10 PM MDTPaloma is a very special eleven year old! Paloma's smile could light up the darkest room, she is an excellent student, and is the owner of a very positive attitude. She loves Tinker Bell, the color pink, shopping & movies, but especially Tinker Bell. When the nurses at Phoenix Children's Hospital asked Paloma why she loves Tink so much, she said that Paloma means dove in Spanish so maybe she loves Tinker Bell because of the way she flies around the world!
In October 2006, Paloma was diagnosed with Osteo Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Unfortunately, her cancer did not respond to treatment, and Paloma's right arm had to be amputated. She recently finished her chemotherapy, and was able to return to school this fall. To learn more about Paloma's journey, visit her site at Caring Bridge, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/palomamarroquin
Room for Joy redecorated Paloma's room in a Tinker Bell inspired forest theme, complete with details straight out of Peter Pan!
Deja's Room
Fri 09 Feb 2007 01:54:47 PM MSTWe are saddened to announce that Deja passed away in August 2007. Her mother has created Deja's Crown, a nonprofit foundation to honor her memory. Visit www.2deja.com to learn more about Deja and Deja's Crown.
Deja is 4 years old and loves Cinderella! Recently, Deja and her family were sent by the Make a Wish foundation to Florida. Deja met Cinderella during her trip, and had a long private visit with her. When Deja returned home from Florida, she discovered that the the Room for Joyvolunteers had transformed her bedroom into a Cinderella-themed room complete with a castle, throne and coach! Our volunteers also decorated her little sister Olivia's room in a Minnie Mouse theme, and painted their playroom!
Deja was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor in September of 2006. You can visit her website www.2deja.com to learn more of her story.
Elizabeth & Caroline's Rooms
Fri 01 Dec 2006 10:54:34 AM MSTElisabeth and Caroline are seven-year old identical twins who love arts and crafts, jump rope and books. It is almost impossible to tell the girls apart, but there is one difference between the girls you can't see. Elisabeth was born with a serious heart defect and has had several operations as a result. Because her condition makes playing outside difficult when the weather is hot, the Room for Joy volunteers transformed the family's garage into a fairyland playroom for both girls.
Adrian's Room
Thu 14 Sep 2006 05:08:31 PM MDTAdrian is a seven year old honor student who loves video games and Spiderman. Our volunteer team worked together to create a bedroom for Adrian that reflected his interests, including a cityscape surrounding his room with Spiderman leaping from one of the buildings while spraying a giant web across the ceiling. Adrian is in a wheelchair because of a spinal injury, so another goal of our team was to make his room wheelchair accessible. Our carpenter team built a bed that would be easy for him to use and a desk that he could wheel right up to.
Kayla's Room
Sun 25 Jun 2006 05:02:35 PM MDTKayla's room was made over during the weekend of June 23. Kayla is 8 years old and has Juvenile Dermatomyositis, an auto-immune disease. Kayla is currently recovering from compression fractures of the spine because of fragile bones and respiratory problems. Kayla loves to watch HGTV, and is very creative herself; she is a talented painter, plays the piano and is learning to crochet. Kayla had some great ideas for her room, and the Room for Joy volunteers had a lot of fun making her ideas and dreams come to life!
In fact, we couldn't fit everything in one room....so Room for Joy did TWO rooms for Kayla! Enjoy!
Sharon's Room
Sun 26 Mar 2006 03:57:50 PM MSTApril showers may bring May flowers....but the month of March gave Room for Joy the privilege of bringing some springtime flower power to ten year old Sharon's bedroom. Sharon is hospitalized several times a year because of chronic pacreatitis, and our goal was to give her a room that was sunshine bright to help keep her spirits up, and to give her a special place to spend time with her friends when she can't go outside.
After seeing her room for the first time, Sharon and her family kept saying thank you...but the Room for Joy volunteer team says, with all sincerety....no, thank you. Thank you to Sharon and her family for allowing us to share in their lives.