There are occasions when for health reasons, children must be admitted and remain in the hospital for a few days. Sometimes, they may need some intravenous treatment or transfusion, which can scare them a little and make them nervous.
Therefore, and after his personal experience, a girl has created some special stuffed animals that cover the droppers and help sick children feel more comfortable during their treatment.
When she was seven years old, Ella Casano was diagnosed with a disease called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a disorder that can cause excessive bruising and bleeding. Because of this, Ella he had to go to the hospital every six or eight weeks to receive intravenous transfusions.
In Babies and more A father creates sheets with game designs, for children who are admitted to hospitals or who need to rest in bedLike many children and adults, This experience made Ella a little nervous: "When I had my first transfusion, I was surprised and felt a little intimidated by the amount of tubes and medical equipment in my IV post", says the girl, who is currently 12 years old, on her website.
To try to feel a little better, She took a stuffed animal she had, cut it and pasted it on top of her dropper. The nurses thought it was a great idea, and when she realized that more children go through the same experience and feelings as her, she decided that it would also help them feel better.
With the help of the nurses who attended to her, she perfected her prototypes, listening to her suggestions so that her creation did not interfere in any way with the medical team. This is how Medi-Teddy was born, a stuffed animal that is placed in the transfusion bag, created with the purpose of giving a more friendly touch to this type of treatments.
On the front of the teddy, children can see a cuddly teddy to cheer them up, while on the back there is a net bag in which the transfusion bag can be placed, and that allows medical staff to check the amount of fluid or medication left in it.
With her mother's help, Ella is preparing documentation to create her nonprofit organization, and they launched a campaign at Go Fund Me to begin production of the first 500 Mini-Teddy, which quickly exceeded the amount of money that was I expected to get.
In Babies and more "Teddy Bear Hospital", the project that helps children become familiar with medical procedures Initiatives like this one, which help make the environment in hospitals more friendly, helps sick children feel calmer and more relaxed when they should take some treatment.
