Flash back Friday- hospital birthday
So, what are the odds of being in the hospital on your birthday? Well, my daughter Kitty ended up there one year. We were planning her birthday party and had sent out all the invites when she started getting sick. (#2 son was also sick and already in the hospital) Then Kitty started coughing and wheezing. Not unusual for an illness to travel through the family, especially one full of people with asthma. She was admitted a day later, and I just sat down and cried. Then I thought, now what?! Two kids in the hospital, one with a birthday in a couple of days. Enter One Very Cool Child Life Specialist. She said, "We'll just have the party here!" I didn't know you could do that! So she had us pick out a theme, pulled together decorations and party favors, asked the kitchen staff to bake a birthday cake, and set up a room. I called all the parents, who met us at the hospital, then secu...