Parents are with their infants for hours on end in the hospital, and the other children, who are not yet old enough to go to school or are having to stay with their parents for various reasons, are left to have to entertain themselves. Being a former sibling of a child in the NICU, I can most certainly relate.
The hospital my sister was at did not have a program like the NICU Family Support Program at UAB, but they did have nurses who were kind enough to think about myself and my other sister. They would try to keep us entertained with books and other items while my parents were visiting Caroline Grace.
So, today I am collecting those items that could help keep siblings entertained, whether it is a coloring book, a reading book, crayons, markers, toys, or other items, it will all be appreciated by the parents who can rest easy knowing that each of their children is being tended to.
If you feel lead to donate, please contact me using the contact information located on the flyer.
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