Kythe

Today I thought of my Kythe kids and was dismayed to find out I had run out of leaves that would allow me to go back.   Kythe visits are every Thursday morning and so I would have to postpone that for February '09 when I get a whole new batch of leave credits from work. I stopped last March soon after Knowell passed away and I was too affected to go back. Now I'm longing to see them again, although I am sure it's a whole new set of faces to replace the old ones whom I had gotten to know and love and are now in a much happier place.  I am longing to go back to try to make the children happy again, read stories and play with jigsaw puzzles and 'kikay' kits again.  Many things are happening now at work and in my personal life that leave me anxious - ok - I'll even use the word 'sad' (pag minsan like now why kaya),  and something is now pulling me to go back to the kids.  The Kythe yahoo group emailed about their Christmas party on Dec.13 - which I will make it a point to attend.  Absolutely nothing should get in the way. 

It feels good to know that my blog entries are posted in their website!! http://www.kythe.org/volexperience.html I hope they inspire some of you readers. 

Visit the Kythe site to know more about how you can help kids with terminal or chronic illnesses. Or, like what some of us do, take the time to visit them and cheer them up and play with them once a week (just an hour or two is all it takes!) so they continue to feel loved and cared for. You can pretend to be a clown, a princess, a witch, a rabbit or just their big sister or brother or auntie who makes faces and tells stories ... whatever you think will make them happy and feel like ordinary kids again..To those who would like to help, there are many affiliate hospitals under the Kythe program, but if you would like to care for the kids at the NCH in particular, please contact Marian or Cynthia at 7240656 loc 59.