“Patients, families get way to share memories”
By Esther J. Cepeda
Chicago Sun Times, June 21, 2006

... On Tuesday, the hospital added a digital video camera, computer, printer and scrapbooking software program to its stock of movies, art supplies and video games so patients and their families can create digital memories of special times shared during recovery.

...Lori Mackey, creative arts therapist at Children's, agrees. "For kids to be able to document their journey is powerful," Mackey said. "Not only for the child, but also to relate with siblings and other family members who can't physically be there for the experience."

...s for the fun factor, the squeals of delight were unmistakable as Greta Neubauer, 4, added video of her rendition of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to a scrapbook she and Caitlin Neubauer, 11, created just moments after mugging for the camera. They were making a video scrapbook for their sister Rachel, 10, who was receiving care for a gastrointestinal disorder.

..."It's especially hard for families to be in the hospital in the summer," said mom Sherry Neubauer of Arlington Heights. "This makes it less overwhelming for the girls; it definitely makes for a positive rather than negative experience."

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