Hospital classroom for sick children in Medellin

Leonardo is a 7 year old boy who came to our emergency department after suffering an accident while he was at school playing with his classmates, due to the blow one of his kidneys was affected so he has inflammation, fever and constant pain.

Despite the situation, Leonardo is very happy in our Hospital and is grateful for the spaces that allow him to have fun and be in different environments while he continues his recovery, spaces like the hospital classroom give him access to toys, stories and activities with which he has fun and learns with his mom and other patients; enjoying his favorite hobby which is coloring.

Leonardo and his mother are very grateful for the attention they are receiving and are thankful for these spaces that make his stay in our Hospital more pleasant, trusting that soon he will be able to return home and continue with his school process in the best way.

With your donations you help us to continue providing recreational and learning spaces for our patients, allowing them to continue having fun while they recover.

Our Hospital Classroom is the magical place that the children have to make their stay more pleasant and to continue learning while they recover. During the year 2021 we had great challenges in the face of the pandemic, however this place never ceased to be available for the children and their families, having changes in their care modalities, through individual accompaniment in the rooms until it was possible to return to group meetings but this time with limited capacity.

These pedagogical meetings allowed the children to learn while they were recovering, addressing topics such as self-care, hand washing, self-concept and developing creative thinking through handicrafts. The children were also able to share with some benefactors at Christmas time, who through their solidarity filled them with smiles and gifts.

Some of our patients are from other regions of the country, so activities were also carried out to make them feel closer to home, an example was the cardboard card where they had the opportunity to make letters to send to their families and make them feel more united.

All these moments were possible thanks to the generous donations of our benefactors, with whom we hope to continue counting on in this new year to continue providing smiles during the recovery process of the children in our Children's Hospital.