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[rivka]

If you were going to be spending several days in the hospital at the side of your sick toddler, what could someone bring you that would make things easier?

My friend Emily's husband decided to cancel his business trip, so she's at least going to have someone consistent to help, and give her breaks. But she's going to be the one spending nights at the hospital and so forth. Zoe's still very sick - they've given up on the idea that she'll be able to go home before Thursday or Friday at the earliest.

I'm going by to visit tonight. I'm planning to bring coloring books, crayons, and stickers for Zoe, and my electric kettle filled with herbal tea and cocoa packets for Emily. (I suspect that all they'll have on the unit is a coffee pot, and Emily is an observant Mormon.) I'm also going to bring by a light and frivolous novel.

Any other suggestions?

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

Maybe this is the wrong decision, but I wasn't planning to say anything to Alex about it. If she were a year older, she could draw a picture for Zoe or anything, but now I don't see that telling her would serve a useful purpose.

If she's awake when I leave tonight (or on subsequent nights), I'll tell her that I need to go help Miss Emily with something. She's unlikely to ask why we aren't seeing Zoe for our normal weekly playdate, but if she does I will just explain that Zoe is sick and needs to rest.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

I was sort of surprised that they told Duncan about it while it was still going on, but I guess they thought that the level of parental / neighbourhood anxiety and the conversations going on over his head were going to tell him something was wrong.