Angelique: 'My son Jayden (9) had a stem cell transplant last year. He was in isolation for eight weeks. I asked acquaintances to send Jayden postcards, because he really enjoyed receiving mail. It made the days more fun. That request was then shared with friends of friends. In total we received more than 250 postcards. We didn't have enough wall space in Jayden's room in the Máxima. It gave him a lot of positive energy, because he could open a new package every day. And it kind of broke the day. One has stuck with me: That was a card from a firefighter from Amsterdam. He added photos of his fire helmet and wrote: 'You don't know me, but this old firefighter wishes you a speedy recovery.' Very special.'
Jolanda: 'Quinn was admitted to the hospital in Ede, but after a while he was transferred to the Máxima. The hospital stay was longer than we had expected. I wanted to surprise him and asked friends to send him a card. Many people responded, including strangers. Some wrote a very nice personal story in the card and also thought of his sister, to whom a personal message was also addressed. That meant a lot to her. His best friend Sanne-Sophie, whom he met in the Máxima, sent a card with a super large photo of them together. He liked that so much! We hung them all up in day care. Now all cards are in a scrapbook. He still leafs through it very regularly with his sister.'
