Daniel, Alyssa’s cousin/AAFH Board Member, and his one-year-old son, Amilio, arrived at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago (Shriners) and surprised João Pedro (JP) at the time of JP’s discharge from Shriners on Saturday, January 29, 2022. This year, JP completed the gift recipient form on the AAFH website and is very happy to receive the Beats headphones with built-in microphone he requested.
JP lives in Itupeva, São Paolo, Brazil with his parents, Claudia & João Paulo and his little sister, Helena. JP loves to play with various musical instruments. JP has enjoyed Alyssa Starter Art Kits (SAKs) in the past while undergoing treatments at Johns Hopkins Children Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL, Shriners and during his stays at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) near Loyola. JP also participated in delivering Alyssa SAKs during his time in Chicago.
After JP received his Beats, Yoli-Alyssa’s mom & President of AAFH, drove JP and his dad, João, to the RMH near Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL where they will stay until JP’s next surgery scheduled in February 2022. JP assisted Yoli in delivering 20 SAKs to Mandie Lunn-RMH House Coordinator who was very happy with our donation. Mandie met Alyssa at Loyola University and is sorry to hear that Alyssa passed away of leukemia.
We hope JP will enjoy his Beats headphones while listening to his favorite music which brings him joy and peace as he recovers from his surgeries.
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