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When your kids are sick
When children have a critical or terminal illness, it can be very difficult to find any light in 'the tunnel of medical care', few options and receeding hope. Some families let such journeys 'happen to them', focussing on the end point, playing the waiting game. Then sometimes they record that life, after the fact, in scrapbook memory albums.
However, we believe that even when the chips are down, it is possible to 'live with dying' in a special way. While some concessions may be made, it is important to live life to the full so there are memories of precious (and often rather ordinary), moments, to balance those of life around the 'sick room'.
Simply, why wait for the birthday, christmas, overseas holiday or other significant event to arrive? Do it now, record it, and find another to celebrate. Live in the now so that you may never say ' I wish we had the opportunity to do that'.
Adventure KIts for Sick kidS (AKISS) provides some ideas, activities, materials and craft to assist families to create and record 'Adventures'. Actively creating moments of fun can in some respect cheat time, so memories of adventures and 'normal times' are the first to spring to mind.
AKISS is not about the creation of the perfect scrapbook or memory album 'after the fact'. We encourage families to engage in, and document, activities, occasions and events as they happen - that is, to document life as it is lived. It is almost necessary that the recording is imperfect, as time needs to be spent in the doing, then jotting it down before the details are forgotten. Leave the tidying up and embellishing for another time!
Finding the bits and pieces that may complement an Adventure, or even locating basic craft items in one spot, can be challenging for carers, as there are always more important tasks to do. Adventure Kits aim to do your leg work,so
all that is needed is a bit of time, some good wholesome food, and some good humour to get it all happening!
So browse our pages to find the right stuff that will complement your Adventures!
When your kids are not sick!
While this site was designed for families and children with critical illness, the content is easily relevant for children who are not sick. Involve your children in your life. let your hair down and create, with them, a list of daily, or backyard Adventures! These Adventures will have a special
place in your long term memory. Get the camera / recorder out, have your Adventure and give everyone a go at writing, painting or jotting it down. Scrapbook it if you will! but just get it down, and your memories or fun times will outlive your respective lifetimes!
Enjoy an experience, and every (even challenging), moment with your children! Take a little time to review our site and find something special to add to your Adventures! We'd love your feeback, or to paste photos of your Adventures in the AKISS gallery, and our Facebook site (coming soon!).
Embrace life!
The AKISS Team
e:Info(at)adventurekitsforsickkids(dot)com(dot)au
PLEASE NOTE: This website and (contents) are under construction. We appreciate your patience while new information, and Adventures, are added!
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