Taking Better Care of Your Chronically Ill Child

We go to the doctor or hospital a lot.  Rowan has been admitted 4 times (5 if you count right after birth when he was transferred).  He sees 3 doctors regularly, but has seen other specialists, nurses, etc.  Every doctor’s visit or nursing visit they like updates on medication, what other doctors have said, etc.

So a while back, a wonderful woman, Darla, recommended that I make a sort of medical resume for Rowan to give when we go to the hospital or doctor.  I finally got around to doing it and realized that this could have saved us lots of time if we’d done it sooner!

This little resume allows us to put all of his important medical information in a document.  I can carry a printed copy of the latest with me and when we change something, I’ll just make a new one.  This way any nurse or doctor can make a copy and have all of his information in one place, listed accurately.  I don’t have to try to remember all of his medications and how much he gets while I am dealing with a diaper change or fussy kiddo.  This insures that Rowan gets the best care faster.

I removed the personal information from the one I made for Rowan to show you what it looks like!  We included a picture of him to make it more personal (great tip Darla) and Dr. Dad put it in a similar format to how they do history and physical reports at the hospital he works at.

You can view it Here

And you can view a blank version with instructions for what to put in each section here if you would like to make one for your kiddo.