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Rett’s Roost offers sanctuary to sick children and their families
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2017/09/24/retts-roost-offers-sanctuary-to-sick-children-and-their-families/18741404007/ OGUNQUIT — Far from the hospital oncology departments, where days, weeks and often years pass as children valiantly stare down cancer, there is a place where peace is born, again, and again, and it’s called Rett’s Roost. Rett’s Roost is a sanctuary for families with a child afflicted by cancer, offering a community of loving kindness and supportive activities in a peaceful, natural setting to ease their experience with the disease, said Deana Cavan, executive director of Rett’s Roost,
Rett’s Roost receives $19K from Liberty Mutual Fundraiser
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2016/10/02/retts-roost-receives-19k-from-liberty-mutual-fundraiser/25278962007/ DOVER – Rett’s Roost announced a recent donation of $19,000 from the Dover office of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Rett’s Roost is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides a sanctuary for families with children afflicted by cancer, offering a community of loving kindness and supportive activities in a peaceful, natural setting to ease their experience with the disease. Participants raised $9,500 during the 21st annual Mulligans event, which included a golf tournament at Wentworth by the Sea Country Club in
Rett’s Roost honors memory of an ‘energetic force’
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2015/09/06/honoring-memory-energetic-force/33580323007/ DOVER – Rett Cavan died Feb. 22. Not even a year old, he had been diagnosed with a rare and serious form of pediatric cancer after a rhabdoid tumor was discovered on his liver the autumn after his birth. But his mom, Deana Cavan, said he remains with her still, and will remain a presence in her life forever. And so, she said, it was not surprising to her to learn that 222, the month and day of his
Rett’s Roost to help children, families fighting cancer
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2015/04/26/rett-s-roost-to-help/34691433007/ DOVER – A local couple who recently lost their infant son to cancer announced plans to open a retreat center for families with children afflicted by the disease. Deana and Jim Cavan have established Rett’s Roost to offer weekly and weekend retreats for free or by donation to families who have a child currently in treatment, in remission or who have lost a child to cancer. On-site programs will focus on healthy body and mind, such as yoga, meditation,
