Touched By a Beanie

The purpose of this page is to share with you ... the heart-warming stories told by others! Do you have a special, touching story you would like to share? If so, please send it in for possible posting on this page. I was first inspired to do this page by a very good Angel friend of mine. As I told her a story I had heard, it was then decided .... that's what I need to do.... Briefly, the story is as follows:

While visiting a local retailer, to purchase a Beanie Baby for a sick friend, I was standing at the counter to pay. A lady in front of me was purchasing the same Beanie - Mooch! When I mentioned to her my son's love for monkey's, she stated that she works at a local zoo, where there are spider monkeys that look almost identical to that Beanie. She had purchased one and set in out to observe the monkey's reaction. One of the monkeys in particular showed a strong adoration for the Beanie....and just had to hold it. She played with it a while; and it was later put "up". Shortly afterwards, she noticed the monkey jumping in a attempt to reach the Beanie - she finally gave in ---- and to this day that monkey sleeps with Mooch - cuddling it to her heart. (She also mentioned that the monkey had recently given birth, but unfortunately it did not survive.) So this monkey had her new "baby" to nurture the emptiness she felt !
..... By "Doodle" (May 1999)

Once my mom said she said she would get my sisters and I Princess the Beanie Babie when we were at school. So when my sisters and I got home from school, my mom said she didn't get us the Beanie because it was too expensive. That made my sisters and I really sad. That night when we were driving somewhere, my mom surprised us and gave us Princess.
..... By "Adam" (8/10/99)

My sister is ill with Transverse Myelitis and is paralysed from the neck down. She is in Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool on the intensive care unit, where she has now been for three months. She hadn't really given too much thought towards Beanie Babies in the past until towards the beginning of her illness she was given Halo, Princess, Erin and Peace by a friend. As you can imagine all the time is very distressing for her, but those first few weeks were the worst. The Beanies, especially Hope, provides her with some of the comfort she so badly needs at this difficult time in her life. Since she recieved those first four Beanies, this is what she has asked for when people have asked what she would like and she now has a big collection. I think that Hope has summed up what she really needs to battle on. If anyone would be kind enough to send any more Beanies my sister and I would be most grateful. I am sending you the address :- Hannah Rose, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Alder Hey, Eaton Rd, Liverpool, England L12 2AP.
...... By Jessica Rose, Age 13 (8/15/00)

I donate platelettes, blood and on occcasion white cells. Several months ago I had the opportunity to donate white cells to a little girl who had undergone radical Chemo etc for Luekemia and needed white cells as all of hers had been destroyed. I was fortunate to be one of many people who were a match for her. She had many hobbies (but she had never ever had a beanie). I went back the next day and donated her Princess Bear. I had to put her bear into a plastic container as they had to be extremely careful for germs. The nurse at the blood bank called me to thank me profusely from the little girl. ( doners and recepients are not allowed to meet.) They were able to scrub the case I put Princess Bear into and the little girl just loved her so much. I also gave her a few of her Scoobie Doo characters ( her favorite but it was Princess Bear she loved so much; Since that time I have given away two bears one of which was a Ty Attic and the other a Millenium. One to a little girl who noticed some of my beanies when I was on the bus and the other to a mentally challenged person who was thilled to have a beanie bear... Quite often now when I go out I carry an extra beanie with me just in case. ..............To make a person's day brighter can be such a delight.
....... By Caramine :) (9/2/99)

Three years ago my son had laser eye surgery. He was only five at the time & very scared. He did not know, & we did not let him know, how scared we were too!!! The surgery went well. When we got back to grandma's my sister came by with a beanie. My son, Stefan could not see at this time. She said just feel it!! It was Wrinkles the dog!! He figured this out!!! He loves dogs & even though he could not see it made him feel better!! To this day he keeps Wrinkles by his side because, as he puts it, even when I shut my eyes I know he is there!!!!
....... By "Anonymous" (9/2/99)

My name is Cindy and I live in Massachusetts. My father had been ill for several years with heart problems, surgeries and then finally cancer. He was so sick for so long that he was struggling to stay alive for the rest of us and especially his grandchildren. He recently found an old friend through the computer and they began to exchange letters and photos. After a period of time he became too ill to get to the computer anymore and stayed in bed. His friend (who was an avid beanie collector) sent him a Halo to let him know he had a guardian angel watching over him. My beloved father passed away on January 31,1999 and the Halo arrived the next morning with the mail. Made us all believe that HE was still with us in some way. I now have that Halo on my shelf at the top of all my other beanies in memory of my Dad. Just wanted to share that with everyone.
...... By Cindy Brandon (9/3/99)

One day i was at the store,and we came for swirly but i spotted amber and then i started to want amber and not swirly.i begged for amber but my mom grabbed amber from me and replaced her with swirly. finally,i gave up on amber and bought swirly. then,we headed to ryeson and i forgot about amber,until i saw a little girl going down the hall with her mother and amber. suddenly, i rememberd and started to beg,but i didn't get amber. the next day,mom went to ryeson alone. when she came home she yelled "i have a surprise for you" and led me to the couch. mom told me to close my eyes and i did, and i felt a beanie. then i opened my eyes and in my hands was amber! i was so happy i cryed!
...... By Ruth, age 7 (9/4/99)

I am a 49 year old mother of 3 and grandmother of 2 grandsons. I have been happily married to the same wonderful man for 28 years. I am a nurse, retired now, and have always known the value of positive thinking. I fell on Jan. 13, 1996 on the icy parking lot going into work. As a result of this fall, I am now in a wheelchair and unable to function with the activities of daily living unassisted. My lower back was damaged from the mid-chest area all the way down. I am in constant pain as a result of the nerve and spinal damage. The medications helped partially, however, nothing completely relieves the pain. I learned at rehab. that I could use distraction techniques to take my mind off of my pain. I began collecting Ty beanie babies and got involved in the collecting process and it has helped me get my mind off of my pain somewhat. If you are in constant pain, even the smallest amount of pain relief is a hugh step forward. I am still collecting the beanie babies and also some attics, plush and buddies. My collection has given me direction and distraction from the pain in my life. Thank you for making such a wonderful product, Mr. Warner.
...... Beanie Fan, Sharon (9/13/99)

My first grandson was born Aug 25. He is not doing well, is unable to nurse, either from a bottle or breast. His mother has the Hope Beabie Baby and the Halo Beanie Baby above his cradle. We are hoping that these two beanies will speak to the angels and bring Duncan the strength to eat.
...... Melissa Osborne, 53, SC (9/12/99)

Dear all .. My son Liam is 12 yrs and has been to crawley hospital for surgery to help him with his breathing. He has a severe language disability and ffinds communication difficult. He attends moorhouse school and stays there for the week and comes home every weekend. He asked for a friend to take to the hospital as he was a little afraid of the surgery and i said i would see what i could find. He is tiger mad and his favorite beanie is blizzard the tiger, Whilst visiting our local beanie shop i spotted a tiger buddy, so soft and lovable i knew he would love it. I gave it to him on the morning of the surgery and he loved it so much that the nurse took it with name tag to the theatre with him and it was the first thing he saw when he woke up. He is a very special boy and we love him dearly. Thank you .. beanie babies ..for being his special friend.
...... The Duhig Family (9/20/99)

My daughter is a wonderful person who is always thinking of others. When my Father died she gave my Mother Halo the beanie baby, so she would have an Angel to look out for her. Recently one of her girlfriends father was killed in a tragic helicopter accident, and my girl wanted to do something special for her friend. She bought the girl a Halo buddy and for 3 days she filled this little Angel with hugs and kisses and when she gave it to her friend, she told her that when she felt lonely to just hug Halo and she would help to make her feel better. As this little girls family is very religious , Halo seemed to help her very much. I am very proud of my girl for being so caring of others.
Thank you ....Susan (3/31/00)

Deb... We have so many stories to tell :o) Beanies have really become apart of our lives that we use to share with others. My daughter, at one time, had most of the beanies but she got bored one day while she was in the hosipatal (3week stay) and she asked me to go get them. She did save the bears she loves so she could play house:o) We went to the play room and grabbed a cart and filled it up! She went from room to room letting the kids on the ward pick a new friend of their own. I was so proud of her that day..and always. We gave away 30 beanies that day. For the next 2 weeks on every Friday or when some one new would come on the ward, we would go out with her wagon and give another friend out. Since that day we have given out all of the beanies and then some :o) Last time she was in, we were thinking what we could do to make it more fun so ... she thought of making a cart and having coloring books, puzzles, crafts and some stuffed friends and other little toys for her to go around and give out...We think we could make it a monthly thing ... when she went to appointments every month, we would stop in at the ward and let her do her thing. We are still working on it but I think with a little more time we will have it. My husband is going to try and make a cart, sort of like an old time push cart and decorate it..We are so excited :o) We are trying to think of a name for it..any help :o) Her name is Kay...we were thinking something like Kay's Kart of Care??? Have a great day!
... Julie (6/18/00)

Hello, My name is Jody and i am writing to you to tell you about my special and most precious niece Alexandria. Allie came into this world on April 20th 2000. She was diagnosed with full blown trisomy 18, if not familliar with it , it is a chromozone dissorder.Well she lived only 16 days.Well anyways when she was first diagnosed with the trisomy, i gave her Halo to sit and watch over her in her hospital bed. She was the strongest loved by all little girl. My brother (Allie's father) loved her so much. Allie also had Hope by her side. I am so glad that i gave her Halo. I think she came into the world for a purpose. Halo is now on a shelf with Hope and are side by side to her picture. Even though Allie couldn't stay with us Halo and Hope are still there to remind us that Allie is still side by side of those two special bears. I wish there was a way to have a trisomy Beanie made since it isn't really known to alot of people but these bears in some way or form do help the sick in healing or make it easier to say good bye. I don't really know if this makes any sense but thank you to all who made Halo and Hope because everyone needs a little faith.
.... Jody (7/28/00)

Hi, I just wanted to share my story. My husband got me my first bear. And it was the Princess bear. At the time he was my fiancee" and it is a very special bear to me. Because at the time she had just come out. And I also wanted her because Princess Diana had made a big impact on me and I wanted some way to remember her by. I don't know her personally but just for what she did for other people. And I love the bear that he got for me.
.... Sincerely, Amy (10/22/00)

Hi! I wanted to share my beanie story with you. Two years, my family had been split apart due to a family crisis. We were trying everything that we could to hold things together but it was still slipping threw our fingers. The doctor that was seeing our children suggested that we find something that we could do as a family that in no way related to the past It was Christmas 1998. We were stationed overseas and Germania had just been announced. I decided that beanies might be just the thing. We started going to the little German towns looking for shops that carried them every weekend. It seemed like every beanie we found brought us closer together. Two years later, we are a family again and closer than ever and have over 800 beanies, buddies, kids, and pillow pals. I'm often asked if I plan to sale them someday. But in my heart I know I wouldn't. Each one is special because they brought our family back together. Thanks for letting me tell you about this.
.... Lorie (12/10/00)

I had not spoken to my sister in years as she did not want to be associated with me or my brother. I found out where she lived and dropped in after 15 years of not having contact with her. I was welcomed in and even though it was strained all went well. She showed me her Beanie collection and I could not believe all the ones she had. Since that time we have become closer due to Beanies. I'm always searching for ones she does not have to surprise her with a package. So Beanies have mended a fence. She also got me into collecting them so I guess it is contagious. With the auctions, I now have 6.
... Dorothy Ferris (4/8/01)

A couple of weeks ago, I was feeling very sick & had to wrap up warm. My Mum & I went into one of the local beanie shops. I had been looking for Holiday Teddy 1997 buddy but had not found it. I was about to buy Mellow buddy when my Mum saw the shop's last Holiday Teddy 1997 buddy and asked the girl in the shop to get it out the window. My Mum then bought it for me! I was very happy!
... Pamela N (12/21/01)

Do you have a story you wish to share? Did a Beanie make someone you know feel better during recuperation of an illness? ... put a smile on a sad face? ...
... share just a little of what life is really about?
..... Love, hope, happiness, and friendship ! .....

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