Red Shoes Award Nomination

Mindie Bailie Memorial Fund

Nomination Form

Contact Information

Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
699 West Drive, RR 208
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119
Phone: (317) 274-4716
Fax: (317) 274-2065
jlemons@iupui.edu

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Mindie Bailie Memorial Fund

Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived

The Red Shoes Award^TM was inspired by the book Hannah's Gift. Within the pages of Hannah's Gift, Maria Housden shares lessons in living she received from her three-year-old daughter Hannah. During the last year of her short life, Hannah was fearless in the way she faced death and in the way she approached living. The little girl who wore her favorite red Mary Janes into the operating room changed the life of everyone who came in contact with her. Hannah actually helped health care professionals better understand how to make patients and their families feel welcomed, involved, respected and nurtured.

In a lyrically told narrative, both moving and unforgettable, Housden recounts Hannah's battle with cancer in simple, straightforward language that transcends grief and fear to become a celebration. During her illness, Hannah showed how we can truly live in the moment.

The little girl who wore her favorite red Mary Janes into the operating room changed the life of everyone who came in contact with her.