Comments on: Supporting a Family Whose Child is in the Hospital

By: Sharla Kostelyk

Sharla Kostelyk — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 23:06:13 +0000

In reply to Mimi of 7. That's a lovely idea. Thank you for sharing that.

By: Mimi of 7

Mimi of 7 — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 06:13:54 +0000

For years my family has taken a cheap ice chest (Styrofoam) full of cold drinks and water to the hospital when someone is there for a long term stay. We usually write a note on top stating that the ice chest does not need to be returned. We’ve gotten feed back from people stating how helpful this was.

By: Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers

Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 02:18:15 +0000

This is such a great list and it brought back a faint memory that I’d forgotten about. When my sister was in the hospital for a loooong labor and delivery of her youngest, my husband offered to take my niece to an event at her school that night. My mom and I, the two who usually fill in for such things, were at the hospital with my sister and brother-in-law.

My girls went along with my husband and niece and they all had a great time. It was so unusual for Uncle Brian to do something like that with my niece without me or my sister that it’s a special memory for the two of them instead of being that thing she missed at school while her sister was being born. 🙂

Thank you for the tips and for reminding me of that almost-forgotten memory.

By: Sharla

Sharla — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:26:02 +0000

In reply to Claire. Thanks Claire! Glad to hear you had good support.

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:25:23 +0000

Having spent a lot of time in hospital with our smallest I can totally agree with this list… some great ideas here. We were lucky enough to have a lot of support but I think sometimes people just don’t know how to help!