"Adding Life to Days: Creating Washington's First Pediatric Palliative Care Home Together"

A community-built haven for children with serious or complex medical conditions and their families"

ABOUT OUR MISSION

At Ladybug House, our mission is simple but urgent:

Our vision is to build Seattle’s first freestanding community-based family-centered palliative care home for children, adolescents, and young adults with serious or complex medical conditions.

Ladybug House will provide 24/7 support with no out of pocket cost to families, offering a place of rest and renewal during the most challenging times.

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Our Journey Visualization

While our building is in development, we're already making a difference through these community programs:

Your Stories

“In-home hospice is wonderful, but as a parent, you still have to take on the role of caregiver, administering medications and managing care. At the end of her life, I needed to be her mother, not her nurse. Ladybug House would have given me the chance to focus on loving her fully, without the burden of caregiving. In those final moments, I wanted nothing more than to hold my child, to just be present as her mother. Ladybug House would have given us the gift of love, allowing me to be with her in the way she needed most.”
-Debie Calhoun

"I attended a Ladybug House Retreat, and it provided a peaceful space where we connected with others who truly understand everything we are going through.  Although Ladybug House is not yet a brick-and-mortar home, they provide amazing support programs. Just, no one gets uncomfortable and can't sit with you.  They know how to support, or just be, even without knowing your story. This kind of connection is so very needed." 

- Rachel Boyd

“We needed a community who could help us navigate what this meant for us as a family—we needed other parents who had walked this path and could tell us it would be ok. We needed help to transition our older children into this new normal with new expectations. We needed to be able to spend time with our older children—which was so hard to manage while in-patient—time was fragmented and confined to small spaces and activities. “

-Katie Hanson

Community Partners

Everyone can contribute to bringing Ladybug House to life

  • Share our story

  • Volunteer your skills

  • Join a community event

  • Partner with us

  • Contribute to our building fund

Be Part of Something Extraordinary

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