For Kids
T
hese port shirts by jzips.org are a super helpful resource and something kids actually want to wear! Any child going through cancer is familiar with the process of getting their port needle put in their chest so that they can receive chemotherapy and have blood taken for lab work. Children take off their shirts and wait for the nurse to put them in and may wait without one for 15-20 minutes in a doctor’s office. It can get in the way when the port needs to be adjusted and you have to wait without one again to have the port taken off. For these reasons, my toddler often wore diapers and pants only while staying at the hospital or had to wear the hospital gown. If only more people knew about this free resource! These shirts can have your kid’s favorite characters on them or just be really cute and it is also easy to access the port without taking it off.
