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Bravery Hearts

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amber682

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Vincent's CF center has started doing a program for kids called Bravery Hearts, on a voluntary basis, for children w/ life threatening illnesses. They gave us a really colorful string, with beads of his initials. Whenever we go to clinic, or to the hospital, etc., the social worker gives him (me) a certain bead to add to the necklace. Today we got the blue one, for a clinic visit. There's one for swallowed first pill, or for doing PFT's, getting a picc, etc. It says, "The collection of beads represents the child's unique and personal journey throughout treatment". I just thought it was a cute idea.
 
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amber682

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Vincent's CF center has started doing a program for kids called Bravery Hearts, on a voluntary basis, for children w/ life threatening illnesses. They gave us a really colorful string, with beads of his initials. Whenever we go to clinic, or to the hospital, etc., the social worker gives him (me) a certain bead to add to the necklace. Today we got the blue one, for a clinic visit. There's one for swallowed first pill, or for doing PFT's, getting a picc, etc. It says, "The collection of beads represents the child's unique and personal journey throughout treatment". I just thought it was a cute idea.
 
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amber682

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Vincent's CF center has started doing a program for kids called Bravery Hearts, on a voluntary basis, for children w/ life threatening illnesses. They gave us a really colorful string, with beads of his initials. Whenever we go to clinic, or to the hospital, etc., the social worker gives him (me) a certain bead to add to the necklace. Today we got the blue one, for a clinic visit. There's one for swallowed first pill, or for doing PFT's, getting a picc, etc. It says, "The collection of beads represents the child's unique and personal journey throughout treatment". I just thought it was a cute idea.
 
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mum2kj

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what a fabulous idea <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Kj would have loved that when she was younger!!
 
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mum2kj

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what a fabulous idea <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Kj would have loved that when she was younger!!
 
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mum2kj

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what a fabulous idea <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Kj would have loved that when she was younger!!
 
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amber682

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I really liked the idea too. I said of course we want to do it! But it does seem like something anyone could do pretty cheaply, just a pretty string or ribbon and some beads. We got a list with all the things that earn you a bead, plus what bead you get for each thing, but I'm sure you could just let the child pick whatever one they want too. I think there was a website on the pamphlet, I'll go check... yup, braveryhearts.com

Just in case anyone else wants to do it too<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Almost anything we go to clinic for gets a bead...

1st swallowed pill
central line/port/picc
clinic visit
dressing change
ICU admission
Inpatient admission
Isolation
IVs
PFTs
port access
Tests/scans/x-rays
transplant
involvement in walks, groups, etc
special accomplishment
 
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amber682

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I really liked the idea too. I said of course we want to do it! But it does seem like something anyone could do pretty cheaply, just a pretty string or ribbon and some beads. We got a list with all the things that earn you a bead, plus what bead you get for each thing, but I'm sure you could just let the child pick whatever one they want too. I think there was a website on the pamphlet, I'll go check... yup, braveryhearts.com

Just in case anyone else wants to do it too<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Almost anything we go to clinic for gets a bead...

1st swallowed pill
central line/port/picc
clinic visit
dressing change
ICU admission
Inpatient admission
Isolation
IVs
PFTs
port access
Tests/scans/x-rays
transplant
involvement in walks, groups, etc
special accomplishment
 
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amber682

New member
I really liked the idea too. I said of course we want to do it! But it does seem like something anyone could do pretty cheaply, just a pretty string or ribbon and some beads. We got a list with all the things that earn you a bead, plus what bead you get for each thing, but I'm sure you could just let the child pick whatever one they want too. I think there was a website on the pamphlet, I'll go check... yup, braveryhearts.com

Just in case anyone else wants to do it too<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Almost anything we go to clinic for gets a bead...

1st swallowed pill
central line/port/picc
clinic visit
dressing change
ICU admission
Inpatient admission
Isolation
IVs
PFTs
port access
Tests/scans/x-rays
transplant
involvement in walks, groups, etc
special accomplishment
 
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mtgreen30

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we don't have that at our clinic but instead the kids sign a contract with the social worker that they will do their meds when they are suppose to and without complaining, the parents keep track on paper for 3 months, then they give it to the social worker, the child then gets 10.00 bucks. so they get 40.00 a year for complying with the program
 
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mtgreen30

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we don't have that at our clinic but instead the kids sign a contract with the social worker that they will do their meds when they are suppose to and without complaining, the parents keep track on paper for 3 months, then they give it to the social worker, the child then gets 10.00 bucks. so they get 40.00 a year for complying with the program
 
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mtgreen30

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we don't have that at our clinic but instead the kids sign a contract with the social worker that they will do their meds when they are suppose to and without complaining, the parents keep track on paper for 3 months, then they give it to the social worker, the child then gets 10.00 bucks. so they get 40.00 a year for complying with the program
 
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