When our friends and nurses; Sue, Michelle, Heidi, Imelda, Marsha and others, on the Pediatric floor at York Central Hospital contacted us to say that they had started to approach the YCH Foundation for a room honouring Zack….we were amazed, overwhelmed and in awe of the impact our son made on these special women.
In his 3 years, we had come to expect frequent winter visits to York Central for pneumonia. Zack and I had it down to a routine; packing our food, medicines, clothes and toys then driving to our special hospital. We would often get to the 5th floor and staff from the Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic, nurses and even doctors of 5E, would see us again and come to say hi to their favorite “frequent flyer”.
During our usual 3-4 day stay, the amazing women on that floor would come visit us, hear what new things Zack was doing at home and try hard to make him laugh. Our revolving door of friendly caring faces, made those visits so special to both Zack and I. We never felt alone or uncomfortable. We always felt not only cared for, but special. Zack would never make pokes, temperatures or even putting on SAT probes easy for these women, but they would come to learn that by singing his favourite songs, using as little tape as possible or even making a fake sneeze, it would make this moments better for Zack.
He would be given gifts and toys by his special friends and I’m quite sure the nurses fought over who would care for him that day or night! As Zack started to feel better, we would open the door and Zack would play his drum to the delight of the team on the floor. This meant that Zack was feeling better.
Nothing could mean more to us than to give back to the place that cared so much for Zack and myself during those stays in hospital. We would be honoured to have a plaque on an Elmo room that would allow other children to have some comfort and fun while they are away from home.
Events will be coming in the Spring and Summer to reach our $25,000 goal by the fall! We would love all forms of help; like prizes, proceeds from your own business, facilities to hold events, talent to help organize events, printing help or anything to help us reach our goal. Please comment if you are interested and we will contact you soon.
Again, we feel blessed to be able to share Zack’s Dreams with others….in this way, he will always live on.
Michelle
March 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm (13 years ago)Let me know what I can do to help! Erek, Ana, Matthew and I will help at any fundraising events!!!!! I will see if I can get my office involved as well!
Michelle
Anonymous
April 29, 2011 at 6:25 pm (13 years ago)Dear Heather,
I am so sorry for your loss. There is nothing more heart breaking than the death of a child. I am so impressed at your courage and the things you are doing to honor your son’s life. You have accomplished so much in a short period of time.
Warm tear filled hugs,
Shasta
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