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Tomorrow is my first day volunteering at Miami Children’s Hospital and I can honestly say I haven’t been this nervous in years. Decades even. I’ve been trying to watch a movie to get my mind off of it but I can’t even concentrate.

I’m a ‘Bedside Buddy.’ So I go to the kids rooms and play games, do arts and crafts, read books, etc etc. I’m scared shitless. What if I suck? What if the kids hate me? What if I fuck up and forget to wash my hands and I make some kid really sick or something? AHHHHH.

I think I’m gonna throw up.

— reblogged via frangry

I used to do something similar here in Australia with the Starlight Children’s Foundation. You’ll be right. The kids are cool (in the 3 years I did it, I never once met a child you wouldn’t want to be your brother/sister. It is like the evil children don’t get sick) and are receptive to someone who doesn’t want to talk about their illness or isn’t going to jab them with a needle. If you get stuck for something to say, a good fallback is always to talk about what they have of theirs in the room. Teddy bear, balloons, book, etc.

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