Imagine this: There is a small child with Leukemia, about the age of 6, who is hospitalized. Being a child, they won’t know much about what’s happening, but they’ll still be scared about what’s happening. Often, parents, family, and supporters will try and buy gifts for the child, to keep their mind off, and calm them, but what happens when these toys can’t be afforded?
Many children that have to stay in hospitals have nothing to keep their mind off the fear of what could happen to them. Although this child isn’t normal, they want to be like a normal child. Being hospitalized often can cause the child to, “have negative child-sibling and child-peer relations” (Abdel-Hameed, El-Geneidy, Banna, Kamal, Gawad 122). Having to stay in a hospital causes them to be separated from their, “familiar world of parents, siblings, peers, school, and enjoyed activities” (Abdel-Hameed, El-Geneidy, Banna, Kamal, Gawad 123). Another sign that hospitalized children just want to be normal is the fact that, “The main stressors for the hospitalized child are being away from his family, school, and friends, lack of opportunity to enjoy hobbies, the hospital environment, hospital sleeping schedule, hospital feeding routine, and hospital visiting system” (Abdel-Hameed, El-Geneidy, Banna, Kamal, Gawad 126). Also, hospitalization provokes fear and anxiety. Tests have shown that, “Hospitalized children show an increase in their anxiety scores after one month of hospitalization” (Abdel-Hameed, El-Geneidy, Banna, Kamal, Gawad 122). Often, the children will develop, “fear of injections, irrational fear of ghosts, anorexia, reduced activity, sleep disturbances, and poor relations with others” (Abdel-Hameed, El-Geneidy, Banna, Kamal, Gawad 122). Children in hosp...
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...st appropriate and entertaining for children while they are hospitalized,” and “ provide comfort” to the children that are hospitalized (Child Life). Donate to Child’s Play today and relieve the stress from a hospitalized child.
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